Basketball Recap: Centralia Sets Scoring Season-High Against Charleston

Orphans

Margin (Wins)

02/26/25 vs Charleston	44
02/08/25 @ Salem	43
11/25/24 vs East Alton-Wood River	40
01/22/25 vs Effingham	39
02/21/25 vs Carbondale	31

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centralia). They blew past the Charleston Trojans 77-33 on Wednesday. The Orphans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Charleston lost, don't look at Luke Bonnstetter. Despite the final result, he posted 17 points. Tyler Oakley was another key player, putting up nine points.

Centralia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. Charleston dropped their record down to 12-21 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Centralia will be playing at home against Herrin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centralia knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Herrin likes a good challenge. Charleston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.