Preview: Centennial Golden Hawks vs. King/Drew Golden Eagles
The Centennial Golden Hawks will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the King/Drew Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Centennial will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Centennial walked away with it. They managed a 66-62 victory over the Lancers on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Centennial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaxton Santiago led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. Santiago hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Godwill Fomusoh, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
King/Drew aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to five. They came out on top against La Habra by a score of 62-55. The win was all the more spectacular given King/Drew's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while La Habra is ranked 27th).
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for King/Drew, their win bumped their record up to 21-11.
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