Basketball Game Preview: Central City Value Jaguars vs. USC-MAE Trojans

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Away	32-11 W
02/01/24 - Away	20-25 L
01/10/24 - Home	26-20 W
01/18/23 - Home	15-30 L
12/06/22 - Away	19-14 W
+ 5 more games

Central City Value is 8-2 against USC-MAE since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Central City Value Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the USC-MAE Trojans at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Central City Value comes in on three and USC-MAE on four.

If USC-MAE heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Central City Value took over last week. Central City Value secured a 24-19 W over Orthopaedic on Friday.

Central City Value got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jocelyn Gutierrez out in front who posted nine points and four steals. Natasha Garcia was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds.

Central City Value smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, USC-MAE didn't have too much trouble with Animo Bunche on Friday as they won 29-15.

Central City Value has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.0 points per game. As for USC-MAE, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.

Central City Value took their win against USC-MAE in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 32-11. Will Central City Value repeat their success, or does USC-MAE have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.