The King/Drew Golden Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Centennial Golden Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard on Saturday.
With a playoff game on the line, King/Drew rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Highlanders by a score of 62-55. The victory was all the more spectacular given King/Drew's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while La Habra is ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Centennial beat Thousand Oaks 66-62 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Centennial.
Centennial got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxton Santiago out in front who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. Santiago hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Godwill Fomusoh, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
King/Drew has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-11 record this season. As for Centennial, their win bumped their record up to 26-7.
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