Basketball Recap: Elmwood Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Elmwood can now relate to. They took a blow against the Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes on Thursday, falling 72-45. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 55th).

Elmwood's defeat dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Abingdon/Avon, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-4.

As of now, neither Elmwood nor Abingdon/Avon have any future games scheduled.