Sussex Central managed to keep up with Southampton until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Sussex Central Tigers came up short against the Southampton Indians, falling 75-53. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-53 back in January.
Zayden Pope continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southampton, going 13-for-18 on his way to 30 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Pope is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Adin Brown, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
Sussex Central's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-9. As for Southampton, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
Sussex Central has already played their next contest, a 42-40 defeat against Westmoreland on the 8th. As for Southampton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 75-27 win against Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech on the 10th.
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