The Centura Centurions will be taking part in a tournament against the Ord Chanticleers at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Ord took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Centura, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Centura strolled past Ravenna with points to spare, taking the game 60-43. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Centurions.
Meanwhile, Ord played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Doniphan-Trumbull and fell 76-48. While losing is never fun, the Chanticleers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Cardinals are ranked 50th).
Centura will have to keep a close watch on Elijah Pollard and Colton Thompson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Ord's prior game. Pollard almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards, while Thompson went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points. That's the most points Thompson has posted since back in December of 2024.
Centura is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Ord, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Centura didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Ord in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. Will Centura repeat their success, or does Ord have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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