Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 1st Round: Southwestern/Warren Central predictions

The surprising 12th Region champion Warriors take on frequent Sweet 16 participant, and 4th Region champion, Warren Central in Wednesday night's first game.

Interestingly, both of these squads are District Runners-up and enter the Sweet 16 on 3-game winning streaks.

Who moves to the Friday Quarterfinals?

Another potential competitive first-round game -- and I think Warren Central ultimately wins a game by about 6-10. Southwestern certainly comes in playing very well, having just won a very solid 12th Region.

Surprised Southwestern got this far, and congrats to them for the accomplishment. Having said that, I see Warren Central taking this by 9.

Nothing can be taken for granted, and you never know how a team will respond in their first trip to the Sweet 16 in a while (which applies to both teams), but I'd be surprised if Central didn't win, and win comfortably.

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