The Champaign Central Maroons will take on the Urbana Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Champaign Central had to suffer through a rough 55-27 loss at the hands of Lincoln. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Champaign Central has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Champaign Central got a solid performance out of Chris Bush, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. That was a full 51.9% of Champaign Central's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Swanson, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Urbana's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Tuesday after their sixth straight defeat. They fell 66-53 to Centennial. Urbana has struggled against Centennial recently, as their matchup last Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Champaign Central's loss dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Urbana, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-14.
Champaign Central was able to grind out a solid win over Urbana when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 57-49. Will Champaign Central repeat their success, or does Urbana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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