Central Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the East Union Lancers at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Central Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Saturday.
Central Catholic stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard. They blew past Central Valley 72-31 at home. Given Central Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Central Valley is ranked 1052nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Wentworth was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Wesley Payne was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Union's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Manteca, falling 63-27. East Union has not had much luck with Manteca recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for East Union, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Central Catholic against East Union in their previous matchup on January 5th as the team secured a 59-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
