A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Centralia Panthers face off against the Bowling Green Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday...
Last Friday, Centralia opened the new year with a less-than-successful 57-48 defeat to Moberly. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green entered their tilt with North Point on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They snuck past the Grizzlies with a 56-52 victory. While the Bobcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bowling Green is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Centralia, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Centralia strolled past Bowling Green when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 56-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centralia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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