Preview: Oakland Tech Bulldogs vs. Centennial Golden Hawks
The Oakland Tech Bulldogs's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Centennial Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on March 9th. Oakland Tech knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matches -- so hopefully Centennial likes a good challenge.
With a playoff game on the line, Oakland Tech rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 73-66 win over the Wildcats. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Centennial came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Heritage Christian by a score of 68-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Jaxton Santiago, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 18 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. Another player making a difference was Rippen Gill, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Oakland Tech pushed their record up to 29-5 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season.
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