The Central Cobras will head out to face off against the Centennial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Central is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Vero Beach on Wednesday. The Cobras fell 70-64 to the Indians. While losing is never fun, the Cobras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Indians are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, Centennial beat Westwood 85-72 on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won seven in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 8-10. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Centennial, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Central took a serious blow against Centennial in their previous meeting back in December of 2025, falling 82-54. Can the Cobras avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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