The Centerburg Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Utica Redskins at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Centerburg's defense has only allowed 24.6 points per game this season, so Utica's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Centerburg will bounce into Monday's game after beating Danville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Centerburg blew past Danville 55-28 on Saturday. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Utica). They came out on top against Lakewood by a score of 66-54 on Thursday. Given the Redskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Lancers are ranked 599th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Centerburg pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.7 points. As for Utica, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Centerburg strolled past Utica in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 55-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centerburg since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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