Lexington and Central are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Lexington Golden Bears will take on the Central Wildcats in a tournament on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lexington is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Rogers by a score of 68-60 on Monday. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Pirates are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 46-44 victory over Hatton on Friday.
Central's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Lexington, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Lexington came up short against Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 39-34. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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