The Greenville Comets will take on the Centralia Orphans in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Monday, Greenville came up short against Staunton and fell 47-38. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Centralia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Mascoutah 48-20. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Orphans have posted against the Indians since December 18, 2018.
Greenville's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Centralia, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Greenville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Centralia in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 47-43 win. Does Greenville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centralia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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