The Sussex Central Tigers gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. They snuck past Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech with a 31-25 victory. For Sussex Central, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.
Despite the loss, Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech still got an impressive performance from Maddie Riggs, who scored 8 points along with 11 rebounds and 3 blocks. Riggs scored a full 32% of Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Sussex Central's win bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sussex Central will challenge Franklin at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech, they will head out on the road to face off against Carver College and Career Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Carver College and Career Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six last Wednesday.
