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| 02/08/24 - Away | 53-66 L |
| 01/23/24 - Home | 67-66 W |
| 05/03/21 - Home | 62-43 W |
| 01/28/20 - Home | 69-30 W |
| 01/26/18 - Home | 76-55 W |
| + 5 more games |
Central is 9-1 against Imperial since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Central Spartans will challenge the Imperial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Central was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Calexico. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 22-15 in the first quarter.
Central might have lost, but man, Daimaggio Wyatt was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Wyatt has become a key player for Central: the team is 9-3 when he posts at least eight boards, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was James Tovar, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Imperial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-63 heartbreaker at the hands of Vincent Memorial.
Imperial's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Central, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-8.
Central came up short against Imperial in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 66-53. Thankfully for Central, David Scariano (who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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