Central is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Bloomfield is on a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Central Golden Eagles will welcome the Bloomfield Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Bloomfield likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Central humbled Amherst-Pelham Regional with an 89-40 victory. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield hadn't done well against Simsbury recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Bloomfield walked away with a 54-45 victory over Simsbury. Given the Warhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Trojans are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.1 points. As for Bloomfield, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
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