Basketball Game Preview: Centennial Apaches vs. Firebaugh Falcons

The Centennial Apaches and the Firebaugh Falcons will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Centennial and 12 for Firebaugh dating back to last season.

Last Saturday, Centennial ended up a good deal behind St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy and lost 51-32. While losing is never fun, the Apaches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 823rd, while the Warriors are ranked 404th).

Firebaugh played against Fullerton and lost via forfeit.

Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Firebaugh, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Centennial came up short against Firebaugh in their previous matchup back in January of 2017, falling 42-37. Can Centennial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.