North Central played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 90-11 loss at the hands of the Andrew Jackson Volunteers. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Volunteers are ranked 34th).
Tamia Watkins was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 34 points and 14 boards for Andrew Jackson. That makes it six consecutive games in which Watkins has scored at least a third of Andrew Jackson's points. Ni'Yonna Asbelle was another key player, going 10 of 16 en route to 25 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for North Central and nudges their season record down to 1-13. As for Andrew Jackson, their victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Central will square off against Chesterfield at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Chesterfield will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something North Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Andrew Jackson, they will face off against Central at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Andrew Jackson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matches -- so hopefully Central likes a good challenge.
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