The PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays will head out on the road to challenge the Athens Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 67-27 victory over Illini Central/Greenview. Given PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Karlie Hoke, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hoke has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Privia, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine assists.
Meanwhile, Athens suffered a tough 48-28 loss at the hands of the Trojans on Monday.
PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-1. As for Athens, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-18 record this season.
Everything went PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central's way against the Warriors when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as the Bluejays made off with a 40-18 victory. With PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central ahead 27-5 at the half, the game was all but over already.