Mingo Central was the 68-62 winner over Phelps when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Mingo Central Miners received a blow on Wednesday as they fell 85-67 to the Phelps Hornets. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (65), the Miners still had to take the loss.
Phelps found their leader in sophomore Tyler Weddington, who dropped a double-double on 41 points and 23 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Weddington has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zade Rash, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
Mingo Central dropped their record down to 3-11 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Phelps, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Mingo Central will challenge Robert C. Byrd at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Mingo Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups. As for Phelps, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Shelby Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Phelps knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Shelby Valley likes a good challenge.
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