Central hasn't had much luck against East recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Central Indians will challenge the East Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Central comes in on 15 and East on eight.
Last Friday, Central strolled past Laramie with points to spare, taking the game 50-31. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Wyoming basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Plainsmen are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East made easy work of South on Thursday and carried off a 50-24 win. The Thunderbirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 20 points or more this season.
East pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central, their record now sits at 20-1.
Central strolled past East in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 61-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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