The D.H. Conley Vikings and the Greene Central Rams will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
D.H. Conley came up into this matchup off a tough 27-point loss last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Northside - Jacksonville by a score of 48-46 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since January 19th.
Meanwhile, Greene Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 55-50 to SouthWest Edgecombe. The match marked the Rams' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Dontrez Evans and Zy Thigpen. Thigpen had a solid game and went 6 for 11 on his way to 18 points. Meanwhile, Evans did his best for the losing side, going 5 of 10 en route to 10 points and four steals.
Greene Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for D.H. Conley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
D.H. Conley ended up a good deal behind Greene Central when the teams last played back in January, losing 69-51. Can D.H. Conley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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