Basketball Recap: Champaign Central Piles Up the Points Against Danville

Maroons

Margin (Wins)

12/19/24 vs Danville	39
12/12/24 @ Peoria	33
12/17/24 vs Rantoul	8
12/14/24 @ Richwoods	-10
12/02/24 vs Peoria Notre Dame	-47

Champaign Central won against Rantoul last Tuesday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. The Champaign Central Maroons took their match with ease, bagging a 58-19 win over the Danville Vikings. The Maroons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 33 points or more this season.

Champaign Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alex Parastaran, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 12 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Samara McArthur, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points.

Champaign Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.

Champaign Central won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Bloomington at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Danville, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll take on Richwoods at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.