Two dominant forwards in Jaylon Evans and Kevin Gladney are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Memphis Central Warriors will welcome the Overton Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Memphis Central will be strutting in after a victory while Overton will be coming in after a loss.
Memphis Central will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Kingsbury on Tuesday. Memphis Central breezed by Kingsbury to the tune of 84-41. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
| 02/04/25 @ Kingsbury | 20 |
| 01/31/25 @ White Station | 23 |
| 01/28/25 vs Whitehaven | 23 |
Memphis Central had a senior duo take command as Damion Cox posted 22 points and Evans scored 20 points. Evans' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cardale Manuel, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, Overton didn't have quite enough to beat Memphis East on Tuesday and fell 46-44. The Wolverines have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Overton's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Memphis Central, they moved to 15-7 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Memphis Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Overton in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 61-59. Will Memphis Central repeat their success, or does Overton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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