Basketball Recap: Damion Cox Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Memphis East

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 vs Kingsbury	56
12/27/24 vs Union City	55
11/19/24 vs Booker T. Washington	45
02/04/25 @ Kingsbury	43
11/29/24 vs Bogan	36

Memphis Central lost to Memphis East back in January, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The Memphis Central Warriors put the hurt on the Memphis East Mustangs with a sharp 82-58 win. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.

Memphis Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Damion Cox led the charge by putting up 17 points. Cox's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cardale Manuel, who posted 16 points.

Memphis Central's victory bumped their record up to 18-9. As for Memphis East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-12.

Looking ahead, Memphis Central will take on Bartlett at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bartlett knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 games -- so hopefully Memphis Central likes a good challenge. Memphis East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.