Preview: Centerville Tigers vs. LaPoynor Flyers
The Centerville Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the LaPoynor Flyers at 6:00 p.m. on February 26th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Centerville had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bearcats by a score of 40-32.
Centerville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wade Neyland, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trae Phillips, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Marlin scored an imposing 65 points on Thursday, LaPoynor still came out on top. LaPoynor walked away with a 74-65 victory over Marlin. The win made it back-to-back wins for LaPoynor.
Centerville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for LaPoynor, their victory bumped their record up to 23-11.
Centerville was taken down by LaPoynor 75-42 in their previous meeting back in February of 2017. Can Centerville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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