High Point Central is 0-7 against Ben L. Smith since January of 2021 but things could change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the High Point Central Bison will head out on the road to face off against the Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
High Point Central will bounce into Friday's game after beating Rockingham County, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. High Point Central blew past Rockingham County, posting a 74-45 victory. Given the Bison's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Cougars are ranked 223rd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ben L. Smith's strategy against Southern Guilford on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ben L. Smith blew Southern Guilford out of the water with a 90-36 final score. With the Golden Eagles ahead 63-29 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Ben L. Smith pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.3 points. As for High Point Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
High Point Central was dealt a bruising 79-42 loss at the hands of Ben L. Smith in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can High Point Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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