The Floyd Central Jaguars will take on the Harvest Prep Warriors in a holiday battle at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday at. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Floyd Central took a serious blow against Lyon County, falling 110-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Friday (68), Floyd Central still had to take the loss.
Floyd Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ronnie Samons, who scored 22 points, and Braden Moore who scored 18 points along with six assists. The contest was Samons' seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Buck, who scored nine points.
Even though they lost, Floyd Central were working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Harvest Prep put another one in the bag on Sunday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 68-53 victory over Springfield.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harvest Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than London Foggie, who scored 11 points. Jaylen Sims was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Floyd Central's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Harvest Prep, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Keep an eye on the arc in Wednesday's matchup: Floyd Central have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 6.7 threes per game. It's a different story for Harvest Prep, though, as they've been averaging only 7 threes per game. Given Floyd Central's sizeable advantage in that area, Harvest Prep will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
