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| 01/06/26 - Home | 87-74 W |
| 01/24/25 - Home | 66-56 W |
| 12/17/24 - Away | 58-49 W |
| 02/06/24 - Home | 57-55 W |
| 01/12/24 - Away | 49-65 L |
| + 5 more games |
Centennial and Mifflin are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Stars will square off against the Punchers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Centennial knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Mifflin likes a good challenge.
On Wednesday, Centennial didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against East, but they still walked away with a 91-85 win. The victory continues a trend for the Stars in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Mifflin fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Beechcroft on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 84-83 to the Cougars. On the bright side, the 83- point effort marked the Punchers' highest-scoring game to date.
Centennial will have to keep a close watch on Nashawn Mitchell and David McCluney, a pair of players who had a big impact on Mifflin's prior game. Mitchell dropped a double-double with 31 points and 11 boards, while McCluney dropped a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Mitchell is now averaging an impressive 15.9 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Chernor Jalloh, who posted eight points and 13 rebounds.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Mifflin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
Centennial was able to grind out a solid victory over Mifflin when the teams last played back in January, winning 87-74. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Punchers' Myles Jarrett, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 26 points and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Stars still be able to contain Jarrett? There's only one way to find out.
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