Basketball Recap: Breese Central's Win on Monday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Cougars

Previous Games

01/20/25 vs Edwardsville	48-28
01/18/25 vs Waterloo	57-31
01/16/25 @ Salem	57-21
01/13/25 vs Roxana	70-21
01/11/25 vs Quincy Notre Dame	63-46
+ 3 more games

Breese Central waltzed into their matchup on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victor by a 48-28 margin over the Edwardsville Tigers. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Tigers are ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Breese Central's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Edwardsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Breese Central Cougars take on the O'Fallon Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. O'Fallon will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Breese Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Edwardsville, they will venture away from home to take on Highland at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.