Preview: Centre Cougars vs. Peabody-Burns Warriors
After two games on the road, Centre is heading back home. They will take on the Peabody-Burns Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Centre lost to Herington on the road by a decisive 62-47 margin. Centre has struggled against Herington recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Peabody-Burns' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss. They were outmatched by Solomon at home and fell 71-31. While losing is never fun, Peabody-Burns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while Solomon is ranked 137th).
Centre's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Peabody-Burns, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Centre was able to grind out a solid victory over Peabody-Burns in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 56-45. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Peabody-Burns' Jameson Miles, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Centre still be able to contain Miles? There's only one way to find out.
