The Centralia Orphans will venture away from home to face off against the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Centralia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Mater Dei 62-47 on Thursday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Orphans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Knights are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 67-53.
Centralia now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Mt. Carmel, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
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