Garces Memorial lost against Centennial back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Garces Memorial Rams were outmatched by the Centennial Golden Hawks and fell 84-56. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 763rd, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 203rd).
Centennial's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Gutierrez, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 22 points. The match was Gutierrez's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Jimenez, who went 7 of 10 en route to 17 points.
Garces Memorial's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Garces Memorial will venture away from home to square off against San Joaquin Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Centennial, they will host Bakersfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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