Basketball Game Preview: Centennial Patriots vs. Rigby Trojans

The Centennial Patriots and the Rigby Trojans will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Centennial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Rigby likes a good challenge.

Centennial's tournament run continued when they took on Highland on Thursday. Centennial blew past Highland 70-42. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 28 points or more this season.

Centennial relied on the efforts of Gabe Eddins, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 18 points, and Payton Knudson, who went 7 of 15 en route to 20 points. The match was Eddins' seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Tibbets, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points.

Meanwhile, Rigby faced Ridgevue in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Rigby fell 68-61 to Ridgevue. That makes it the first time this season the Trojans have let down their home crowd.

Centennial's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Rigby, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.

Centennial beat Rigby 61-52 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centennial since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.