Blair Oaks won the last time they faced Centralia and things went their way on Thursday too. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, the Blair Oaks Falcons made off with a 52-51 victory over the Centralia Panthers. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Panthers are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blair Oaks is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Centralia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blair Oaks has already played their next matchup (against Glasgow), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Centralia Panthers face off against the Bowling Green Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th.
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