If Culver City was riding high fresh off their 69-8 takedown of Hawthorne last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Culver City Centaurs fell to the Shalhevet Firehawks 52-46. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Centaurs came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Firehawks are ranked 477th).
Culver City's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Shalhevet, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Culver City will challenge Lawndale at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Shalhevet, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Pilibos at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Pilibos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season.
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