It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Central can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 92-65 loss at the hands of the Mater Lakes Academy Bears. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (57), the Rockets still had to take the loss.
Several Rockets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Obie Reyes, who posted 13 points. Demoni Escoffery was another key player, putting up eight points and 11 rebounds.

Rockets
| 02/07/26 vs Mater Lakes Academy | 65-92 |
| 02/05/26 vs American Heritage | 57-51 |
| 02/03/26 vs Reagan | 74-54 |
| 01/30/26 vs Jackson | 57-45 |
| 01/29/26 @ Dr. Krop | 57-47 |
With the defeat, Central broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-17. As for Mater Lakes Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-9.
As of now, neither Central nor the Bears have any future games scheduled.
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