Illinois High School Basketball - Centralia ripped by Peoria
December 28, 2023: Peoria, IL 61604 The Peoria Lions basketball team scored 66 points and held the visiting Centralia Orphans to 23 in the Lions non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Lions now sport a 16-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lincoln for a non-league contest on Friday, December 29. Peoria will meet a Railsplitters team coming off a 74-25 non-league win over MacArthur (Decatur, IL). The Railsplitters record now stands at 15-0.
The Orphans (9-5) will now prepare for their contest against Dunlap (Dunlap, IL). The Eagles enter the non-league contest with a 8-6 record. In their last contest, Dunlap triumphed over Lanphier (Springfield, IL), 77-21, in a non-league contest.