Kennard and Centerville are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Kennard Tigers will host the Centerville Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Monday.
Kennard is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Wells just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Pirates 51-45.
Meanwhile, Centerville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They claimed a resounding 89-52 win over the Eagles. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Kennard better focus on containing Jake Slaten and Kolt Larsen as the pair were huge in Centerville's win. Slaten dropped a double-double on 35 points and 21 boards, while Larsen dropped a triple-double on 18 points, ten rebounds, and 13 assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Slaten has scored at least a third of Centerville's points. Hardy Brown was another key player, going 7 of 17 en route to 15 points and six assists.
Centerville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Kennard's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-8. As for Centerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Kennard came up short against Centerville when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-64. Will Kennard have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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