Centennial has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 71-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mojave Rattlers on Thursday. The match was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn't quite close it out.
It was another big night for C.J. Shaw, who went 11 of 19 on his way to 29 points along with eight boards and three steals for Mojave. That makes it four consecutive games in which Shaw has scored at least a third of Mojave's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zacarrion Jackson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Centennial's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 20-3. As for Mojave, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-9.
Centennial will face off against Spring Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Centennial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 contests -- so hopefully Spring Valley likes a good challenge. As for Mojave, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-27 victory against Cheyenne on the 31st.
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