Atkins lost against High Point Central back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Atkins Camels lost to the High Point Central Bison at home by a 65-46 margin. While losing is never fun, the Camels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Bison are ranked 157th).
Josiah Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for High Point Central, going 8-for-19 en route to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. High Point Central is 8-1 when Hill posts three or more steals, but 6-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Isiah Lockhart, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 18 points.
Atkins dropped their record down to 4-19 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points over those games. As for High Point Central, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Atkins wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 69-43 loss against Rockingham County on the 14th. As for High Point Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-38 victory against Southern Guilford on the 14th.
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