Basketball Game Preview: Winchester Community Golden Falcons vs. Centerville Bulldogs

The Winchester Community Golden Falcons will challenge the Centerville Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Winchester Community is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Tuesday. They took a 68-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jay County. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since February 23, 2021, but that streak is no more.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Centerville had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They strolled past the Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 62-48. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won four in a row.

Centerville's victory bumped their record up to 18-7. As for Winchester Community, they now have a losing record of 11-12.

Winchester Community came up short against Centerville in their previous meeting back in February, falling 53-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Centerville's Landyn Keiser, who posted 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Winchester Community knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.