The Marysville Indians won the last time they faced the Center Cougars, and things went their way on Friday too. Marysville came out on top against Center by a score of 54-46.
Marysville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dennis Syders, who scored 16 points along with three steals. Syders is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Josiah Arrington was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
Center lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Terrill Reid, who scored eight points along with seven assists. Another player making a difference was Victor Routh, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Marysville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Center, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Marysville will head out on the road to challenge Colfax at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Center, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Sutter at 7:00 p.m. Sutter is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.4 points per game.
