Basketball Recap: Central Piles Up the Points Against Orono

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Searsport	67
01/14/25 @ Piscataquis	44
01/23/25 vs Penquis Valley	41
01/30/25 @ Orono	30
01/09/25 vs Orono	24

Central won the last time they faced Orono and things went their way on Thursday too. The Central Red Devils took their matchup with ease, bagging a 72-42 win over the Orono Riots. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.

Central has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Orono, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.

Central won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Hermon at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Orono has already played their next game (against Dexter), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.