Basketball Game Preview: Seligman Antelopes vs. El Capitan/Centennial Academy

By Team Reports Jan 26, 2024, 3:48am

Preview: Seligman Antelopes vs. El Capitan/Centennial Academy

Seligman has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge El Capitan/Centennial Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Seligman comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last 13 games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.

Seligman suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2023 on Thursday. They took a serious blow against Williams, falling 72-17. Seligman has struggled against Williams recently, as their match on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, El Capitan/Centennial Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 56-52 to Milford.

Seligman's loss was their 18th straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-17. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 17.5 points per game. As for El Capitan/Centennial Academy, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season.

Seligman took a serious blow against El Capitan/Centennial Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 64-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of El Capitan/Centennial Academy's Rachel Musser, who scored 16 points along with nine rebounds. Now that Seligman knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.