Centennial Baptist hasn't had much luck against Notus recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Centennial Baptist Mustangs will square off against the Notus Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Centennial Baptist has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Thursday, Centennial Baptist was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-49 to Gem State Adventist Academy.
Meanwhile, Notus was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 64-63 to Rimrock. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Pirates still had to take the loss.
Centennial Baptist will need focus on slowing down Caleb Cudaback, one of several Notus players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Cudaback a new career-high. Luis Vargas was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 14 points.
Notus' loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Centennial Baptist, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Centennial Baptist took a serious blow against Notus in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 75-23. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Centennial Baptist was down 44-13.
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