The Century Centurions are taking a road trip to square off against the El Modena Vanguards at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Century is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 69 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Saddleback on Friday. They took a 29-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roadrunners. The Centurions have struggled against the Roadrunners recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, El Modena has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 27.63 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They fell 57-44 to Brea Olinda. While losing is never fun, the Vanguards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while the Wildcats are ranked 157th).
Century's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for El Modena, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
Century was dealt a bruising 52-18 loss at the hands of El Modena when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Century avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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