Having just played yesterday, the Champaign Central Maroons will head out on the road to face off against the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
If Champaign Central beats Bloomington with 58 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Champaign Central took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 58-19 victory over Danville. That 39 point margin sets a new team best for the Maroons this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Champaign Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alex Parastaran, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 12 points and six rebounds. Samara McArthur was another key player, going 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points.
Champaign Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloomington). They simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Urbana 62-17. Given the Purple Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Tigers are ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bloomington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Champaign Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Champaign Central might still be hurting after the 65-39 defeat they got from Bloomington in their previous matchup back in January. Can Champaign Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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