Basketball Recap: Columbus International's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

After a string of eight wins, Columbus International's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centennial Stars. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 72-52 back in December of 2024.

Despite the loss, Columbus International still got an impressive performance from Leila Carter, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 21 boards. Carter is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 13 games she's played.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Centennial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kennedy Houston, who posted 27 points along with six boards and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Houston has scored at least a third of Centennial's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aza Corbett, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 22 rebounds.

Columbus International's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for Centennial, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.

Columbus International and Centennial should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Columbus International will square off against Northland at 6:00 p.m. on Friday up 428 places (289 vs. 717). Columbus International is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, Centennial (ranked 164th) will meet Beechcroft (ranked 606th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbus International is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season.