The Centennial Hawks will face off against the Mayfield Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Centennial will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Alamogordo on Thursday. Centennial blew past Alamogordo 48-23. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Tigers are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mayfield entered their tilt with Las Cruces on Thursday with 16 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 17. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldawgs, sneaking past 34-32.
Centennial has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Mayfield, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Centennial and Mayfield were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but Centennial came up empty-handed after a 33-32 loss. Will Centennial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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