The Greene Central Rams will take on the Martin County Gators on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Greene Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Martin County: they just beat Ayden - Grifton at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Rams walked away with a 56-49 win over the Chargers on Thursday. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Greene Central can attribute much of their success to An'Nysha Wooten, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and ten rebounds, and Janiyah Sutton, who shot 77% from the field en route to 20 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Wooten has scored at least a third of the Rams' points. Jayce Russell was another key player, putting up four points in addition to ten boards and three blocks.
Greene Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 10-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Martin County had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Phoenix 59-36. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Martin County's win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Greene Central, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
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