The Centennial Coyotes were the 51-36 winner over the Higley Knights when they last played one another back in December of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. Centennial received a tough blow on Thursday as they fell 51-33 to Higley. Centennial has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Centennial lost, one person who can't be blamed is Akasha Prpich. Despite the final result, she scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That was a full 57.6% of Centennial's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Madison Jacks was another key contributor, scoring four points along with two steals.
Higley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cadence Murdough led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Murdough is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Greenwade, who scored nine points along with seven assists and seven steals.
Centennial has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season. As for Higley, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-10.
Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Higley, they will head out on the road to face off against Sunrise Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Higley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday.
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