Central School hasn't had much luck against Mount Olive Christian recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Central School Pioneers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on Mount Olive Christian at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central School will head into Tuesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Word of God Academy on Tuesday. Central School skirted past Word of God Academy 31-28. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Pioneers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Neveah Farris, who earned 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lola Doyal, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive Christian hadn't done well against Northeast Baptist recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Everything went Mount Olive Christian's way against Northeast Baptist as Mount Olive Christian made off with a 32-9 win. The victory was some much needed relief for Mount Olive Christian as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jasey Gantt and Abby Rodgers were among the main playmakers for Mount Olive Christian as the former earned nine points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds and the latter went 7 for 14 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Jossy Gantt was another key player, scoring seven points along with three steals.
Mount Olive Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Central School's record now sits at 2-3. As for Mount Olive Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Central School came up short against Mount Olive Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 38-31. Can Central School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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