Basketball Recap: Centennial Comes Up Short

Centennial played a tough match on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Hanover Hornets, falling 59-26. The Rams were down 45-24 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Despite the loss, Centennial still got an impressive performance from Jeremy Sandoval, who posted 13 points.

It was another big night for Tyler Decker, who almost dropped a triple-double with 24 points, ten rebounds, and nine steals for Hanover. Decker is becoming a predictor of Hanover's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 10-4 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Junior Diaz, who went 5-for-12 en route to 12 points in addition to six assists and four steals.

This is the second loss in a row for Centennial and nudges their season record down to 8-12. As for Hanover, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season.

Centennial has already played their next game, a 75-30 loss against Sierra Grande on the 25th. As for Hanover, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 53-41 defeat against Cheraw on the 25th.