After flying high against Chase last Tuesday, R-S Central came back down to earth. The R-S Central Hilltoppers came up short against the Hendersonville Bearcats on Friday, falling 56-33. The Hilltoppers have struggled against the Bearcats recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why R-S Central lost, don't look at Lai Flack. Despite the final result, she posted 23 points. That was a full 69.7% of R-S Central's points, marking the 16th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Hendersonville to victory were Kenzie Ponder and Addison Adams. Ponder had eight points and five rebounds, while Adams earned 14 boards. The dominant performance gave Ponder a new career-high in rebounds.
R-S Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Hendersonville, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
R-S Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 41-36 defeat against Brevard on the 28th. As for Hendersonville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 53-49 loss against Polk County on the 28th.
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