South Central is 9-1 against New London since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Central Trojans will head out on the road to take on the New London Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 13 consecutive losses for South Central and eight for New London.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-30, which was the final score in South Central's tilt against Crestview on Tuesday. South Central was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-18.
Despite the defeat, South Central saw an underclassman step up: Bryan Chaffee scored ten points. Another player making a difference was Carter Caudill, who scored five points.
South Central struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, New London took a serious blow against Hillsdale on Saturday, falling 80-28. While losing is never fun, New London can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 832nd, while Hillsdale is ranked 300th).
South Central dropped their record down to 2-18 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home. As for New London, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
South Central and New London were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but South Central came up empty-handed after a 52-51 loss. Can South Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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