Basketball Game Preview: Hagerstown Tigers vs. Centerville Bulldogs

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12/15/23 - Home	22-39 L
01/06/22 - Neutral	51-15 W
12/17/21 - Neutral	58-28 W
12/18/20 - Away	56-11 W
12/20/19 - Home	46-10 W
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Hagerstown is 9-1 against Centerville since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hagerstown Tigers will take on the Centerville Bulldogs in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 32 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Hagerstown and four for Centerville.

Hagerstown is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Northeastern on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hagerstown took a blow against Northeastern, falling 69-17. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Knights are ranked 32nd).

Despite the defeat, Hagerstown had strong showings from Skylar Brown, who posted seven points, and Lilly Catey, who earned six points.

Meanwhile, Centerville ended up a good deal behind New Castle on Tuesday and lost 61-42.

Centerville's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Hagerstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.

Hagerstown ended up a good deal behind Centerville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, losing 39-22. Can Hagerstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.