Smiths Station and Central are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Smiths Station Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Smiths Station turned things around against Auburn on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 73-71. The win was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Tigers are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Central entered their tilt with Opelika on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 77-56 victory. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Smiths Station's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 11-11. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Smiths Station took a serious blow against Central when the teams last played on January 9th, falling 90-59. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Smiths Station was down 47-25.
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