The Craigmont Chiefs will head out on the road to challenge the Millington Central Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Craigmont has struggled recently with 13 losses in a row, while Millington Central will arrive with four straight victories.
On Tuesday, Craigmont came up short against Brighton and fell 65-52. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Cardinals are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, Millington Central strolled past Munford with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 69-53.
Millington Central's win came from a few key players Craigmont will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tayshaun Dye, who posted 24 points. Andre Tyler was another key player, putting up 17 points.
Millington Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Craigmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Craigmont was dealt a bruising 77-28 loss at the hands of Millington Central when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Millington Central's Cody McGhee, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points along with eight assists and six boards. Now that Craigmont knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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