Center Place will be home for the holidays to greet the Christian Learning Center Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Center Place focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Monday.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 16 to 5 on the offensive boards, a fact Center Place proved. They strolled past Clinton Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 58-39.
Center Place's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Alaniz, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and five steals. The match was Alaniz's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Blayne Schrunk , who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Christian Learning Center suffered a tough 72-47 loss at the hands of Heartland on Tuesday. Christian Learning Center was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-22.
The match pitted two dominant players against one another in Easton Rhodes and Jayce Maiden. Maiden had a great game and dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile, Rhodes did his best for the losing side, scoring 16 points along with five rebounds.
Center Place's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 32.67 points. As for Christian Learning Center, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Center Place hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 62 points per game. It's a different story for Christian Learning Center, though, as they've been averaging only 51.1 points per game. The only thing between Center Place and another offensive beatdown is Christian Learning Center. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Center Place strolled past Christian Learning Center in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 68-51. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Christian Learning Center's Nova Rhodes, who scored 21 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Center Place to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
