Basketball Recap: Centennial Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 23, 2024, 10:36am

Basketball Recap: Centennial Titans vs. Saginaw Rough Riders

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Centennial entered their contest against Saginaw on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Centennial Titans fell just short of the Saginaw Rough Riders by a score of 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Titans have suffered since January 5th.

Saginaw found their leader in sophomore Shaniah Franklin, who went 8 for 15 en route to 23 points plus two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Franklin has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Iliza Mazimpaka, who had 12 points in addition to five assists and two blocks.

Centennial now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Saginaw, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.

Centennial will challenge Lake Dallas at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Saginaw, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Springtown at 6:15 p.m. on December 3rd.

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