The Danville Vikings will challenge the Champaign Central Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Danville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Danville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 76-69 win over Tolono Unity on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Vikings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Rockets are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, Champaign Central came up short against Centennial on Tuesday and fell 59-47.
Danville's win bumped their record up to 8-17. As for Champaign Central, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10.
Danville and Champaign Central were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Danville came up empty-handed after a 64-63 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Champaign Central's Chris Bush, who went 10 of 17 on his way to 30 points. Now that Danville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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