The Central Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Ballantyne Ridge Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Ballantyne Ridge likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Central beat York Prep 71-66.
Meanwhile, Ballantyne Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They took a blow against Myers Park, falling 72-30. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Mustangs are ranked 155th).
Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Ballantyne Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Everything went Central's way against Ballantyne Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Central made off with a 64-41 victory. In that match, Central amassed a halftime lead of 38-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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