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Portage CentralCentral
Mustangs
49
Bearcats
58

The Central (Battle Creek, MI) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Portage Central (Portage, MI) by a score of 58-49.

Game Details: Central High School - Battle Creek

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Portage Central----49
Central----58
Final score provided by S. Arbiter.
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Michigan High School Basketball - Central winner over Portage Central

February 7, 2023: Battle Creek, MI 49017

In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Central Bearcats (Battle Creek, MI) basketball squad felled the visiting Portage Central Mustangs (Portage, MI), by a margin of 58-49.

The Bearcats (11-7) will now prepare for their outing against Gull Lake (Richland, MI). The Blue Devils go into the Southwestern Michigan - East outing with a 1-13 record. In their last outing, Gull Lake was beaten by St. Joseph (St. Joseph, MI), 77-62, in a league outing.

The Mustangs now own a 3-11 record. They play next when they travel to Portage Northern for a Southwestern Michigan - West outing on Thursday, February 9. Portage Central will clash with a Huskies squad coming off a 74-43 non-league loss to Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI). The Huskies record now stands at 3-13.

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    Rankings & Records

    Portage Central (22-23)

    MIClass
    268119
    OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
    8-153-54-63-81-1.348.3751,2361,294

    Central (22-23)

    MIClass
    9557
    OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
    17-84-311-35-41-1.680.5711,3251,162

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Portage Central    		10.29.411.811.834.553.7
    Central    		11.014.012.511.3-53.0

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Portage Central6-9Central8-5
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/9/22Portage CentralLakeshore(W) 57-4912/13/22LakeshoreCentral(W) 52-28
    1/26/23LakeshorePortage Central
    2/13/23LakeshorePortage Central(W) 55-49
    3/6/23LakeshorePortage Central(W) 53-26
    12/13/22Gull LakePortage Central(W) 57-512/10/23CentralGull Lake(W) 56-53
    2/20/23Gull LakeCentral(W) 63-48
    3/8/23Gull LakeCentral(W) 62-47
    12/15/22MattawanPortage Central(L) 66-561/17/23MattawanCentral(L) 62-56
    2/3/23Portage CentralMattawan(L) 65-45
    3/8/23MattawanPortage Central(L) 55-48
    1/6/23Portage NorthernPortage Central(L) 65-631/24/23CentralPortage Northern(W) 44-34
    2/9/23Portage CentralPortage Northern(L) 66-65
    1/12/23Kalamazoo CentralPortage Central(L) 65-381/19/23CentralKalamazoo Central(L) 63-51
    2/17/23Portage CentralKalamazoo Central(L) 63-62
    1/17/23Portage CentralNorrix(W) 61-561/12/23CentralNorrix(W) 63-26
    2/16/23NorrixCentral(W) 52-42
    1/20/23Portage CentralSt. Joseph(L) 57-4212/9/22St. JosephCentral(W) 43-40
    2/24/23St. JosephPortage Central(W) 65-591/26/23CentralSt. Joseph(L) 77-47
    1/24/23Portage CentralLakeview(L) 63-5112/15/22CentralLakeview(L) 51-50
    2/3/23LakeviewCentral(L) 49-42

    Record Breakdown

    Portage Central (22-23)

    Central (22-23)
    8-15
    		Overall
    17-8
    3-5
    		League
    4-3
    4-9
    		Non-League
    10-4
    0-1
    		Head to Head
    1-0
    6-9
    		Common Opponent
    8-5
    4-6
    		Home
    11-3
    3-8
    		Away
    5-4
    1-1
    		Neutral
    1-1
    0-0
    		Playoff
    0-1
    8-15
    		In-State
    17-8
    0-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0