The Mattoon Greenwave will square off against the Centralia Orphans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mattoon's tournament run continued when they took on Salem on Wednesday. The Greenwave took down the Wildcats 62-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greenwave.
Meanwhile, Centralia got the win against Champaign Central on Wednesday by a conclusive 66-40. The Orphans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Mattoon's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Centralia, their victory bumped their record up to 20-1.
Mattoon was taken down by Centralia 68-30 in their previous meeting back in December of 2025. Can the Greenwave avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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