We've got a battle between Panthers coming up. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Principia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They strolled past South Shelby with points to spare, taking the game 46-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Centralia had already won 19 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.1 points) and they went ahead and made it 20 on Tuesday. They took down Father Tolton 69-52. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Father Tolton are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Principia's victory bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Centralia, they pushed their record up to 28-1 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home.
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