Centennial is on a three-game streak of home losses, Gadsden a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Centennial Hawks will take on the Gadsden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Centennial came up short against Mayfield and fell 42-34. Centennial has struggled against Mayfield recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Joy Hunt put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Elena Gonzales, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Gadsden took a serious blow against Las Cruces on Tuesday, falling 63-34. While losing is never fun, Gadsden can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Las Cruces is ranked 27th).
Centennial's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-12. As for Gadsden, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
Everything went Centennial's way against Gadsden when the teams last played back in January as Centennial made off with a 51-27 victory. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gadsden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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