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| 02/21/24 - Neutral | 50-35 W |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 58-35 W |
| 12/19/23 - Home | 63-40 W |
| 11/25/23 - Neutral | 59-48 W |
| 02/24/23 - Home | 56-39 W |
| + 5 more games |
Centralia has gone 10-0 against Carbondale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Centralia Orphans will square off against the Carbondale Terriers at 7:30 p.m. Centralia is coming into the game hot, having won their last 15 games.
If Centralia beats Carbondale with 49 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Centralia snuck past Waltonville with a 49-45 victory on Saturday. Given the Orphans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Spartans are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Carbondale unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 60-50 to Triad.
Carbondale's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Centralia, their win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
Centralia strolled past Carbondale in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 50-35. Will Centralia repeat their success, or does Carbondale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
