The Cross County Cougars had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 40-24 win over Centennial. Given Cross County's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Centennial is ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cross County had a senior duo take command as Shyanne Anderson scored 11 points along with six rebounds and Lilly Peterson scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Peterson hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Eden Peterson, who scored five points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Centennial still got an impressive performance from Cora Payne, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. Payne is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played.
Cross County's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Cross County will be playing in front of their home fans against Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cross County is facing Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family at the right time seeing as Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Centennial, they will take on Fairbury at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Fairbury focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday.
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