Basketball Recap: Zykeria Heflin Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Randolph County

Central of Clay County won the last time they faced Randolph County and things went their way on Thursday too. The Central of Clay County Volunteers strolled past the Randolph County Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 64-45. Given the Volunteers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Tigers are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Central of Clay County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zykeria Heflin, who posted 14 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave Heflin a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Nariah Brock, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 13 points and three steals.

Central of Clay County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Randolph County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.

Central of Clay County and Ranburne will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Randolph County, they will head out to face off against Piedmont at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.