Basketball Recap: Momence Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 11, 2025, 3:00pm

Basketball Recap: Momence Momence Athletics vs. Beecher Bobcats

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Momence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Beecher Bobcats and fell 66-33. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 65-59 back in January.

Erick Castillo

Rebounds (Career)

02/08/25 @ Beecher5
01/31/25 vs Peotone4
01/22/25 vs Reed-Custer4
01/14/25 vs Beecher4
01/24/25 @ Grace Christian Academy3

When it comes to explaining why Momence lost, don't look at Erick Castillo. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Castillo a new career-high in rebounds. Mitchell Taylor was another key player, putting up two points and three steals.

Momence's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Beecher, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.

Coming up, Momence will square off against Gardner-South Wilmington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Beecher, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 62-51 victory against Reed-Custer on the 10th.

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