The Centennial Apaches and the South Spartans will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with ten straight defeats, while South will come in with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Centennial took a blow against Culver City, falling 78-24. While losing is never fun, the Apaches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1272nd, while the Centaurs are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, South hadn't done well against Palos Verdes recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. South came out on top against Palos Verdes by a score of 65-56.
South is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Centennial was taken down by South 83-46 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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