Centralia is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Highland is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the Centralia Panthers will get right back to it and host the Highland Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Centralia took on Bowling Green on Thursday. Centralia simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bowling Green 69-21. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Bobcats are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Highland's strategy against North Callaway on Monday. Everything went Highland's way against North Callaway as Highland made off with a 62-36 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-16.
Centralia's win bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Highland, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.
Everything went Centralia's way against Highland in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Centralia made off with a 51-27 victory. Does Centralia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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