The Centennial Golden Hawks will challenge the Garces Memorial Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Centennial didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bakersfield Christian, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win.
| 01/25/25 @ Bakersfield Christian | 5 |
| 01/23/25 @ Frontier | 4 |
| 01/21/25 vs Stockdale | 7 |
| 01/16/25 vs Liberty | 4 |
| 01/14/25 @ Bakersfield | 7 |
Centennial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shekinah (Kai) Shaw led the charge by dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Shaw is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Baldoz, who posted four points and nine rebounds.
Centennial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 17 offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Garces Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 38-34 heartbreaker at the hands of Highland.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Garces Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19.
Everything came up roses for Centennial against Garces Memorial when the teams last played on January 9th, as the team secured a 98-16 victory. In that match, Centennial amassed a halftime lead of 63-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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