Basketball Recap: Pinckneyville Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

It was a proper cat-fight when Pinckneyville challenged Anna-Jonesboro on Thursday. The Pinckneyville Panthers came out on top against the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats by a score of 53-40. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Wildcats are ranked 425th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Panthers

Previous 5 Games (Away)

01/30/25 @ Anna-Jonesboro	53-40
01/25/25 @ Carbondale	57-55
01/20/25 @ Carterville	46-28
01/18/25 @ Vandalia	64-32
01/14/25 @ Frankfort	36-17

Pinckneyville pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Anna-Jonesboro, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-17.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pinckneyville has already played their next match (against Benton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Anna-Jonesboro has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against DuQuoin.