The Centennial Spartans will take on the Midland Legacy Rebels in a tournament on Thursday.
Centennial is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mansfield Summit just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 63-51 to the Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Jaguars are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Midland Legacy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 55-45.
Midland Legacy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
Centennial came up short against Midland Legacy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 58-52. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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