Centennial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Champaign Central Maroons. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Maroons are ranked 217th).
Champaign Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Eden Harding out in front who posted eight points along with eight assists and eight steals. Those eight assists gave Harding a new career-high. Tailynn Sutton was another key player, going 7-for-17 on her way to 14 points and four steals.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Champaign Central, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-9.
Coming up, Centennial will be playing at home against Urbana at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Champaign Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-42 loss against Pekin on the 19th.
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