The Piedmont Panthers scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 83-23 victory over Central Academy. Winning may never get old, but Piedmont sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Leading Piedmont to victory were Fred Little and Miles Leaks. Little scored 19 points along with two steals, while Leaks scored 19 points along with five assists and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Little has scored all season. Nate Francis was another key contributor, scoring four points along with seven assists and four steals.
Loss or not, Central Academy got some senior leadership from Drew Butler and Zach Mcdowell. Butler scored eight points along with five rebounds, while Mcdowell. scored nine points along with two steals.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-3) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Piedmont has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Central Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road.
Piedmont will square off against Parkwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Parkwood's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matchups. Central Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Forest Hills at 7:30 p.m. on January 16th. Forest Hills has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
