Basketball Game Preview: Centralia Panthers vs. Linn Bulldogs

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Previous Games

01/05/24 - Away	48-44 W
01/06/23 - Home	44-34 W
01/07/22 - Away	78-23 W
01/16/21 - Home	46-30 W
01/08/21 - Home	63-39 W
+ 5 more games

Centralia has gone 9-1 against Linn recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Centralia Panthers will look to defend their home court against the Linn Bulldogs at 7:10 p.m. The timing is sure in Centralia's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Linn has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

It was a proper cat-fight when Centralia duked it out with Frankfort on Tuesday. Centralia came out on top against Frankfort by a score of 46-37. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Linn was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 73-68 to Canton-Galva.

Centralia's victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Linn, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.

Centralia didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Linn in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-44 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Linn's Conner Ohlde, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 17 points along with five boards and three blocks. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Centralia still be able to contain Ohlde? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.