The Centerville Tigers had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They snuck past Latexo with a 59-53 victory. Given Centerville's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 612th, while Latexo is ranked 1413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Centerville to victory were Trayce Schwab and Wade Neyland. Schwab scored 19 points along with five assists and four steals, while Neyland scored 26 points along with nine rebounds and three steals. Neyland has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 17 times he's played. Zach Waters was another key contributor, scoring four points along with seven rebounds.
Centerville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Latexo, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-16.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Centerville will take on Lovelady at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Latexo, they will be playing at home against Groveton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Groveton is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
