The Rigby Trojans and the Centennial Patriots will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Rigby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Centennial likes a good challenge.
Rigby is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Ridgevue, who was ranked 14th at the time (Rigby was ranked 22nd). Rigby took a 68-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ridgevue on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Trojans let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Centennial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 70-42. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 28 points or more this season.
Rigby better focus on containing Gabe Eddins and Payton Knudson as the pair were huge in Centennial's win. Eddins went 6 of 12 on his way to 18 points, while Knudson went 7 for 15 on his way to 20 points. Eddins' evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Tibbets, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Rigby's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Rigby came up short against Centennial when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 61-52. Can Rigby avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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