Centerville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Daleville Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Centerville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Centerville took a serious blow against Delta, falling 67-31.
Centerville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Trevor Thornburg, who scored 8 points, and Nathan Dickenson who scored 4 points.
Meanwhile, Daleville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 46-44 victory over Elwood on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Daleville.
Koleman Newsome was his usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with 7 rebounds. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Leech, who scored 8 points along with 12 rebounds.
Centerville's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Daleville, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's contest: Centerville have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 42.8% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Daleville, though, as they've only drained 36.8% of theirs this season. Given Centerville's sizeable advantage in that area, Daleville will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Centerville couldn't quite finish off Daleville in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 and fell 39-36. Can Centerville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
