Preview: Centennial Golden Hawks vs. Mission College Prep Royals
Two dominant forwards in Kai Shaw and Gwen Nelson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Centennial Golden Hawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mission College Prep Royals at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Centennial rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 65-54.
Meanwhile, Mission College Prep came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 59-44 victory over Sanger. Given Mission College Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while Sanger is ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Mission College Prep, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Centennial was able to grind out a solid win over Mission College Prep in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 50-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centennial since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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