Centennial had lost seven straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-15 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Marriotts Ridge Mustangs by a score of 43-41. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Mustangs are ranked 73rd).
As for Marriotts Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. Those 43 points were actually the fewest they have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Blake Willingham produced another solid performance putting up 12 points. Another player making a difference was Sam Tatarov, who posted ten points.
Looking ahead, Centennial won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Reservoir at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Eagles will be up against the 'Gators' rather soft defense (which has allowed 56 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Marriotts Ridge, they and Wilde Lake will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. The Mustangs will be up against the Wildecats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 62.76 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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