Centerville is on a 11-game streak of home wins, while Grapeland is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Centerville Tigers will take on the Grapeland Sandies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Centerville was fully in charge, breezing past Leon 64-36 on the road. Given Centerville's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 612th, while Leon is ranked 1558th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wade Neyland was his usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 24 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trae Phillips, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Grapeland didn't have too much trouble with Groveton on the road on Friday as they won 77-62.
Centerville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Grapeland, their victory bumped their record up to 23-10.
Centerville came up short against Grapeland in their previous meeting back in January, falling 59-53. Will Centerville 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.