Central Heights is 3-0 against Marais des Cygnes Valley since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Central Heights Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Heights has six straight victories, Marais des Cygnes Valley has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Central Heights has not done well against Council Grove recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Central Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against Council Grove and snuck past 59-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Marais des Cygnes Valley was beaten by Mission Valley 52-21 on Friday. Marais des Cygnes Valley was down 44-19 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marais des Cygnes Valley struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They are winless (0-3) when they just don't pass the ball.
Central Heights is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Marais des Cygnes Valley, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything came up roses for Central Heights against Marais des Cygnes Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 60-20 win. In that matchup, Central Heights amassed a halftime lead of 40-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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