Basketball Game Preview: Central Christian Comets vs. Lake Center Christian Tiger

Central Christian and Lake Center Christian are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Central Christian Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Lake Center Christian Tiger at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Center Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Central Christian, who comes in off a win.

Central Christian will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 34-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-33 win over Orrville. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Comets have posted since December 17, 2024.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 45-14, which was the final score in Lake Center Christian's tilt against Springfield on Tuesday. The Tiger have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lake Center Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Central Christian, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.

Central Christian was dealt a bruising 66-18 loss at the hands of Lake Center Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Central Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.