The Garces Memorial Rams will face off against the Centennial Golden Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Garces Memorial is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Garces Memorial came up into this matchup off a tough 46-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Bakersfield by a score of 36-33 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1078th, while the Drillers are ranked 502nd).
Meanwhile, Centennial hadn't done well against Tehachapi recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Centennial put the hurt on Tehachapi with a sharp 57-34 win. The Golden Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Garces Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Garces Memorial was taken down by Centennial 70-24 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Garces Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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