The Center Line Panthers will challenge the Eastpointe Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Center Line is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Center Line strolled past Marysville with points to spare, taking the game 57-43. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Vikings are ranked 504th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
TE'REZ HOLMES and KAMEREN HIGGINBOTHAM were among the main playmakers for Center Line as the former dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 boards and the latter went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points along with seven boards and six assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which HOLMES has scored at least a third of Center Line's points. The team also got some help courtesy of ISAIAH ASHFORD, who posted ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Eastpointe suffered their closest defeat since January 30, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of South Lake by a score of 54-51.
Center Line's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points per game. As for Eastpointe, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Center Line came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastpointe when the teams last played back in December of 2023, sneaking past 60-57. Will Center Line repeat their success, or does Eastpointe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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