The Magoffin County Hornets will take on the Floyd Central Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Magoffin County came up short against Martin County and fell 83-73. Magoffin County has not had much luck with Martin County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins but they left with three. They took down Lawrence County 71-57. 71 seems to be a good number for Floyd Central as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Floyd Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ronnie Samons, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Samons hasn't dropped below 16 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Braden Moore, who scored 15 points along with six assists and three steals.
Magoffin County's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Floyd Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season.
Magoffin County strolled past Floyd Central in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 61-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Magoffin County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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