Basketball Recap: Centennial Drops Highest Score of Season Against Arizona College Prep

Coyotes

Team Score

12/13/24 vs Arizona College Prep	81
11/25/24 vs Horizon	69
12/03/24 @ O'Connor	66
11/27/24 vs Arizona Lutheran Academy	65
12/11/24 @ Verrado	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centennial). They enjoyed a cozy 81-66 win over the Arizona College Prep Knights on Friday. That's two games straight that the Coyotes have won by exactly 15 points.

Arizona College Prep's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zach Cutler, who posted ten points and six boards. Asher Perez was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.

The victory got Centennial back to even at 4-4. As for Arizona College Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.

When Centennial and Arizona College Prep next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Centennial will try to stop Leuzinger's four-game winning streak when the meet at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep will try to stop Notre Dame Prep's five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.