Centennial has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the St. Joseph Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Centennial had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 53-44 victory over the Apaches. Given Centennial's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Sanger is ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Centennial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rippen Gill, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. Gill is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Godwill Fomusoh, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.8 points), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Liberty as St. Joseph made off with a 74-53 win. St. Joseph has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Centennial pushed their record up to 24-6 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.7 points per game. As for St. Joseph, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-2 record this season.
Centennial might still be hurting after the 93-69 loss they got from St. Joseph when the teams last played back in January of 2020. Can Centennial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
