Basketball Game Preview: St. Cecilia Bluehawks vs. Centura Centurions

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Previous Games

02/16/24 - Home	63-47 W
02/17/23 - Away	55-49 W
02/18/22 - Home	52-39 W
02/19/21 - Away	44-59 L
02/21/20 - Home	46-58 L
+ 5 more games

St. Cecilia is 8-2 against Centura since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The St. Cecilia Bluehawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Centura Centurions at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Cecilia has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Centura will arrive with three straight victories.

St. Cecilia is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Grand Island Central Catholic on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Cecilia was beaten by Grand Island Central Catholic 81-39. While losing is never fun, the Bluehawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Crusaders are ranked 18th).

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Centura beat Arcadia/Loup City 46-40 on Friday.

Centura's win came from a few key players St. Cecilia will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Barrett Fries, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyus Francl, who went 6-for-10 en route to 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists.

Centura was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arcadia/Loup City only racked up eight assists.

Centura now has a winning record of 11-10. As for St. Cecilia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.

St. Cecilia strolled past Centura in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 63-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Cecilia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.