Basketball Preview: Timber Creek Falcons vs. Centennial Spartans
The Timber Creek Falcons will take on the Centennial Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Timber Creek focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 30 on Friday.
On Friday, Timber Creek needed a bit of extra time to put away Birdville. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 45-37. Winning may never get old, but the Falcons sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Kylee Hunt had a dynamite game for Timber Creek, scoring 14 points plus six rebounds and five steals. Jillian Topping was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Timber Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centennial). They skirted past Joshua 58-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted since December 19, 2023.
Timber Creek pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Centennial, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Timber Creek against Centennial when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 68-29 victory. In that match, Timber Creek amassed a halftime lead of 33-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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