Hampshire is 0-10 against Central since January of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. The Hampshire Whip-Purs will square off against the Central Rockets at 7:00 p.m.
Hampshire is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since November 20, 2023 on Friday. They took a blow against McHenry, falling 69-35. While losing is never fun, the Whip-Purs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Warriors are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Central on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Jacobs out of the water with a 71-44 final score. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rockets have posted since January 8th.
Hampshire better focus on containing Jacob Johnson and Patrick Shell as the pair were huge in Central's win. Johnson went 8-for-14 en route to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals, while Shell went 8-for-14 to rack up 17 points along with six boards and five steals. Shell is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last six games he's played. Patrick Magan was another key player, going 6-for-9 on his way to 13 points.
Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Central is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Hampshire, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-18.
Hampshire lost to Central on the road by a decisive 59-43 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central's LJ Kerr, who went 7-for-8 to rack up 20 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Now that Hampshire knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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