Centennial hasn't had much luck against Liberty recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Centennial Golden Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Patriots at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.
Centennial will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Bakersfield, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Centennial blew past Bakersfield 78-42 on Tuesday. The Golden Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Liberty fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Frontier on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 54-52. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Titans are ranked 202nd).
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.2 points. As for Liberty, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-9.
Centennial came up short against Liberty when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 49-41. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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