Basketball Game Preview: Centennial Stars vs. Northland Vikings

By Team Reports Jan 25, 2024, 3:16am

Preview: Centennial Stars vs. Northland Vikings

Centennial is 1-9 against Northland since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Tuesday, Centennial beat Whetstone 62-55.

In what's become a running theme this season, Northland gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They breezed by Mifflin at home to the tune of 74-44. Winning may never get old, but Northland sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.

Centennial's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11. As for Northland, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.

Centennial suffered a grim 75-50 defeat to Northland in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Centennial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.