Basketball Recap: Centralia's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to 16

Orphans

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ Carbondale	51-26
02/01/25 vs Waltonville	49-45
01/31/25 vs Mt. Vernon	49-34
01/25/25 vs Mt. Vernon	44-32
01/24/25 vs Champaign Central	56-54
+ 11 more games

Centralia had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.1 points) and they went ahead and made it 16 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Carbondale Terriers as they made off with a 51-26 victory. The Orphans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 24 points or more this season.

Centralia's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Carbondale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 16 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.

Centralia will square off against Cahokia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cahokia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season. As for Carbondale, they will venture away from home to square off against Marion at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Marion also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 59.4 points per game.