Basketball Recap: Goreville Extends Road Winning Streak to Nine

Eastland typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Goreville proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 55-41 victory over the Eastland Cougars. Winning may never get old, but the Blackcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

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Previous Games (Away)

02/15/25 @ Eastland	55-41
02/04/25 @ Johnston City	80-49
01/30/25 @ Webber	73-51
01/24/25 @ Massac County	55-36
01/17/25 @ Christopher	64-51
+ 4 more games

Goreville pushed their record up to 24-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Eastland, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-4.

Goreville and Eastland should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Goreville will take on Johnston City at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 493 places (119 vs. 612). Similarly, Eastland (ranked 94th) will meet Fulton (ranked 438th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.