Basketball Recap: Centralia Has No Trouble Against Champaign Central

Orphans

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs King	27
12/27/24 vs Champaign Central	24
12/20/24 @ Cahokia	19
12/17/24 @ Breese Central	-8
12/13/24 @ Mt. Vernon	-9

Centralia won the last time they faced Champaign Central and things went their way on Friday too. The Centralia Orphans put the hurt on the Champaign Central Maroons with a sharp 56-32 win. The Orphans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 24 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Champaign Central still got an impressive performance from Chris Bush, who posted 12 points.

Centralia's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Champaign Central, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.

Centralia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 52-26 win against Marist on the 28th. As for Champaign Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-49 victory against Cardinal Ritter College Prep on the 28th.