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| 01/16/25 - Away | 52-54 L |
| 02/02/24 - Away | 67-59 W |
| 01/17/24 - Home | 81-67 W |
| 12/16/23 - Away | 78-65 W |
| 02/02/23 - Home | 66-64 W |
| + 5 more games |
Centennial is 8-2 against Liberty since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Centennial Golden Hawks will host the Liberty Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Centennial has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Thursday, Centennial didn't have quite enough to beat Bakersfield and fell 70-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Golden Hawks still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Michael Gutierrez, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 20 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rodrick Hodges, who posted 15 points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Centennial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 58-47 to Frontier. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 753rd, while the Titans are ranked 363rd).
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Centennial, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season.
Centennial couldn't quite finish off Liberty in their previous meeting back in January and fell 54-52. Will Centennial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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