Basketball Recap: Farmville Central Comes Up Short

The Farmville Central Jaguars lost 57-36 to the New Bern Bears on Friday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

When it comes to explaining why Farmville Central lost, don't look at Madalyne Cook. Despite the final result, she posted 20 points. The dominant performance gave Cook a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyasia Davis, who put up six points.

Even though they lost, Farmville Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

New Bern's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Makenzie Richardson, who had 18 points. Constance Jefferson was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Farmville Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for New Bern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-9.

Farmville Central will challenge Washington at 6:00 p.m. on January 3rd. Farmville Central is facing Washington at the right time seeing as Washington is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for New Bern, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 45-38 defeat against West Carteret on the 31st.