Basketball Game Preview: Centralia Panthers vs. Principia Panthers

We've got a battle between Panthers coming up. Centralia will be looking to extend their current 20-game winning streak.

Centralia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Father Tolton 69-52. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Father Tolton are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Principia over South Shelby in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Principia strolled past South Shelby with points to spare, taking the game 46-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.

Principia's record is now 21-5. As for Centralia, they pushed their record up to 28-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home.