The Centennial Apaches are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Gardena Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Centennial is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Compton on Thursday. They were dealt a 47-12 loss at the hands of the Tarbabes. The Apaches have struggled against the Tarbabes recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Gardena never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Crenshaw, posting a 52-0 win at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Cougars are ranked 560th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Gardena, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Centennial was dealt a bruising 64-0 loss at the hands of Gardena in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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