After both having extra time off, the Central Indians and the Hogan Prep Charter Rams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hogan Prep Charter took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Central, who comes in off a win.
Central took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Chillicothe, sneaking past 47-45.
Meanwhile, Hogan Prep Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against St. Pius X, falling 68-44. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Warriors are ranked 148th).
Hogan Prep Charter's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Central, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Central skirted past Hogan Prep Charter 76-74 in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hogan Prep Charter's Damien Daniels, who went 11 for 19 on his way to 30 points and seven steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Central to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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