The Centennial Golden Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Heritage Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Centennial walked away with it. They secured a 77-71 W over the Golden Eagles on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Rippen Gill was his usual excellent self, scoring 27 points. Another player making a difference was Godwill Fomusoh, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, even though Bakersfield Christian scored an imposing 63 points on Saturday, Heritage Christian still came out on top. Heritage Christian was the clear victor by a 83-63 margin over Bakersfield Christian. Given Heritage Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Bakersfield Christian is ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Centennial pushed their record up to 27-7 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.4 points per game. As for Heritage Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season.
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