The Centerville Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Tri Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Centerville has eight straight victories, Tri has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Centerville beats Tri with 72 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Centerville was the clear victors by a 72-52 margin over Union City on Tuesday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Indians are ranked 427th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tri came up short against Northeastern on Friday and fell 55-45.
Centerville pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points over those games. As for Tri, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Centerville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Tri in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centerville since the squad 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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