Charleston played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Centralia Orphans 77-33. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd in Illinois, while the Orphans are ranked 28th in Illinois).
Despite the loss, Charleston still got an impressive performance from Luke Bonnstetter, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Oakley, who put up nine points.
Charleston has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-21 record this season. Centralia pushed their record up to 27-4 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home.
Charleston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Centralia, they will face off against Herrin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centralia knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Herrin likes a good challenge.
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