Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 59-51 to the Hitchcock Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 934th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 137th).
| 11/30/23 vs Beckville | 6 |
| 12/13/24 @ Hitchcock | 5 |
| 11/28/23 vs Pine Tree | 4 |
| 12/03/24 @ Texas | 4 |
| 11/12/24 @ Whitehouse | 4 |
Several Roughriders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Journee Smith, who went 7 for 13 on her way to 15 points and five assists. That's the most assists Smith has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Edneeuna Barnes, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points.
Center's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Hitchcock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Center will head out to take on Crockett at 6:15 p.m. on December 20th. As for Hitchcock, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-50 defeat against Christian Homeschool Sports Ministries on the 14th.
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