With a playoff game on the line, the Centralia Orphans rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They strolled past the Terriers with points to spare, taking the game 50-35. Winning may never get old, but Centralia sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Despite the loss, Carbondale still got an impressive performance from Decarl Payne, who scored 14 points. That was a full 40% of Carbondale's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Centralia's victory bumped their record up to 29-2. As for Carbondale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-19 record this season.
Centralia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-35 victory vs. Marion on the 23rd. Carbondale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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