Basketball Recap: Central Extends Winning Streak to Four

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

01/20/26 vs Metro Tech	89
11/19/25 @ Metro Tech	83
01/07/26 vs Sierra Linda	78
12/30/25 @ Roosevelt	71
12/13/25 vs Alhambra	55

Central extended their winning streak to four on Wednesday, bumping them up to 22-2. They put the hurt on the Alhambra Lions with a sharp 81-57 victory. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 24 points or more this season.

Dominic Rojas produced another solid performance shooting 40% from the field to rack up 38 points and five steals. Those 38 points gave him a new career-high. Julio Hernandez also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.

Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They racked up 11 more assists than Alhambra's also-impressive total of 13.

As for Alhambra, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-19. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while Central is ranked 16th).

When it comes to explaining why Alhambra lost, don't look at Jyhari Watkins. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. Another player making a difference was Cameron Carter, who went 6-for-13 en route to 14 points and five rebounds.

Looking ahead, Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bobcats will need to watch out since the Coyotes have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Alhambra, they will head out on the road to face off against Carl Hayden Community at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.