The Neshoba Central Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Leake Central Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Neshoba Central is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Laurel: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Rockets blew the Golden Tornadoes out of the water with a 76-28 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Neshoba Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than JQ Hughes, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Tae'Shaun Shumake, who posted 11 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Neshoba Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Leake Central took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 65-32 victory over Forest. The Gators haven't had any issues with the Bearcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Neshoba Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Leake Central, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-4.
Neshoba Central couldn't quite finish off Leake Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 70-67. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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