The Central Heights Blue Devils had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took down Pineywoods Community Academy 60-46. That's another feather in the cap for Central Heights, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Pineywoods Community Academy saw an underclassman step up: Gunner Carnes almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Carnes scored 15 or more points. Zeke Shepherd was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds.
Central Heights has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-17 record this season. As for Pineywoods Community Academy, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-20.
Central Heights didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-31 defeat vs. Pollok Central on the 12th. Pineywoods Community Academy has also already played their next contest, a 60-57 victory against Diboll on the 13th.
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