Raleigh-Egypt and Millington Central are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs will square off against the Millington Central Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Cassie Bullard and Brandon Payne.
Raleigh-Egypt has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 76-53 walloping at the hands of Ridgeway on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Raleigh-Egypt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while Ridgeway is ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Millington Central scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Brighton 85-56 at home. The victory was familiar territory for Millington Central who now have four in a row.
Millington Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Payne, who scored 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Maclin, who scored 24 points.
Raleigh-Egypt's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Millington Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season.
Raleigh-Egypt didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Millington Central in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 67-63 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Raleigh-Egypt 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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