The Champaign Central Maroons and the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes will round out the year against one another at at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
Champaign Central is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bloomington on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Champaign Central might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Bloomington an easy 58-36 victory. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Purple Raiders are ranked 145th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Samara McArthur, who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Parastaran, who earned eight points along with seven boards and five blocks.
Meanwhile, Teutopolis earned a 54-46 win over Newton on Thursday.
Teutopolis' victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Champaign Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Champaign Central took a serious blow against Teutopolis in their previous matchup back in November, falling 68-29. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Champaign Central was down 35-15.
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