On Saturday, the Meridian Bobcats came up short against the Centralia Orphans and fell 69-60. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Orphans are ranked 23rd).
AJ Flenoid
| 02/15/25 @ Centralia | 21 |
| 02/07/25 vs Madison | 37 |
| 02/03/25 vs Century | 19 |
Despite the loss, Meridian still got an impressive performance from AJ Flenoid, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 18 rebounds. Flenoid's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Max Russell, who posted 12 points.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Centralia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
Meridian has already played their next contest, an 84-51 defeat against Columbia on the 20th. As for Centralia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 57-26 win against Carbondale on the 21st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
