Two dominant players in Terrill Reid and Dennis Syders are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Center Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Marysville Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Center came up short against Bear River and fell 60-51. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Center in their matchups with Bear River: they've now lost four in a row.
Center's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Reid, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and four steals, and Dominic Johnson who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Reid hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Chris Nisi, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Marysville's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Sutter by a score of 51-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Marysville has suffered yet this season.
Center's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Marysville, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Center opened the new year with a less-than-successful 54-46 loss to Marysville. Can Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
