Basketball Recap: Nine Straight Home Wins for Marion

Kaden Rogowski

Points

02/14/25 vs Centralia	27
02/11/25 @ Mt. Vernon	22
02/08/25 vs Mt. Carmel	19
02/07/25 vs Carbondale	32

Marion extended their home winning streak to nine games thanks to a huge performance from Kaden Rogowski. The Marion Wildcats walked away with a 70-60 victory over the Centralia Orphans on Friday thanks in part to Rogowski, who went 11-for-19 on his way to 27 points along with eight boards and three steals. The matchup was his fourth in a row with at least 19 points.

Another player making a difference was Kyan Cole, who went 6-for-7 en route to 15 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in shooting accuracy (86%).

Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points over those games. As for Centralia, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-4.

Coming up, Marion will challenge Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. As for Centralia, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Meridian at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Meridian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matchups.