Centre lost against Little River back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Centre Cougars had to suffer through a 72-36 loss at the hands of the Little River Redskins. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Redskins are ranked 165th).
Little River's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Blayne Baldetti, who went 8-for-12 on his way to 16 points. Those 16 points gave Baldetti a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaren Garrison, who posted 12 points and four steals.
Centre has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Little River, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Centre didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 40-27 victory against Wakefield on the 10th. As for Little River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 62-48 win against Canton-Galva on the 11th.
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