The Center Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Oakmont Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Monday, Center ended up a good deal behind Marysville and lost 54-35. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 996th, while the Indians are ranked 237th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Reniaya Applin, who posted six points along with five boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Laylarae Blake, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points.
Meanwhile, everything went Oakmont's way against Wheatland on Monday as Oakmont made off with a 54-29 win.
Center has also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which is still a better percentage than their 5-20 record this season. As for Oakmont, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
Center lost to Oakmont on the road by a decisive 54-40 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Center avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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