Center extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Edneeuna Barnes. The Center Roughriders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 victory over the Texas Tigers on Tuesday thanks in part to Barnes, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last six games she's played.
The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Hubbard, who earned ten points plus five rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (two).
Center was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Center's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for Texas, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Center has already played their next game (against Texas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Texas, they will take on Longview in a tournament on Thursday. Longview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.
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