Basketball Game Preview: Center Yellowjackets vs. Odessa Bulldogs

The Center Yellowjackets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Odessa Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Center is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

On Wednesday, Center was beaten by Oak Grove 69-28. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Panthers are ranked 182nd).

Meanwhile, Odessa came up short against Harrisonville on Wednesday and fell 59-47. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Center's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Odessa, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.

Center came up short against Odessa in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 38-32. Can Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.