Basketball Game Preview: Woodlawn Cardinals vs. Goreville Blackcats

Woodlawn and Goreville are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Woodlawn Cardinals will host the Goreville Blackcats at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Woodlawn is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.

Woodlawn will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton on Thursday. Woodlawn claimed a resounding 67-25 win over Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-12.

Woodlawn's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrea Kibler, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals. Kibler has been hot, having posted four or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie Hockett, who posted 14 points along with six rebounds and six steals.

Meanwhile, Goreville came into Wednesday's game having lost 18 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 46-39 win over Eldorado on Wednesday. The Blackcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Woodlawn is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Goreville, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-17.

Woodlawn was dealt a bruising 59-26 loss at the hands of Goreville when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Woodlawn have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.