Basketball Game Preview: Centralia Orphans vs. Marion Wildcats

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Previous Games

01/04/25 - Home	49-43 W
02/23/24 - Away	42-35 W
02/02/24 - Home	40-35 W
12/15/23 - Away	58-28 W
02/03/23 - Away	44-43 W
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Centralia is a perfect 10-0 against Marion since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Centralia Orphans will face off against the Marion Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. Centralia is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 18 games.

Centralia is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Salem: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Centralia blew Salem out of the water with a 60-17 final score. The Orphans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 23 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Marion was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 66-65 to Mt. Vernon.

Centralia's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.2 points. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 19-5.

Centralia didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Marion in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 49-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centralia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.