Mattoon suffered their biggest loss since February 9th on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Centralia Orphans and fell 65-36. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while the Orphans are ranked 52nd).
Mattoon dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Centralia, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Mattoon has already played their next matchup, a 66-63 loss against Effingham on the 10th. As for Centralia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-35 victory against Jersey on the 10th.
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