R-S Central lost against Polk County back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The R-S Central Hilltoppers were dealt a 70-30 defeat at the hands of the Polk County Wolverines. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Wolverines are ranked 78th).
Alena Jimerson
| 02/18/25 @ Polk County | 14 |
| 01/03/25 @ Brevard | 11 |
| 02/04/25 vs Patton | 8 |
| 01/21/25 vs Chase | 8 |
| 12/02/24 vs Erwin | 7 |
Despite the loss, R-S Central saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alena Jimerson posted 14 points. Those 14 points gave Jimerson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lai Flack, who scored eight points.
It was another big night for Kylie Lewis, who went 8-for-14 on her way to 18 points and eight boards for Polk County. The game was Lewis' third in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jayden Duncan, who earned eight points and seven rebounds.
R-S Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Polk County, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1.
R-S Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Polk County, they will host Hendersonville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Polk County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
