Basketball Recap: Genoa-Kingston Takes a Loss

After flying high against Woodstock last Monday, Genoa-Kingston came back down to earth. The Genoa-Kingston Cogs took a 58-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marengo Indians on Saturday. The Cogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Indians earlier this season, when they won 42-39.

Ally Poegel

Steals

02/15/25 @ Marengo	7
02/10/25 @ Woodstock	1
02/06/25 @ Rock Falls	4
02/05/25 vs Plano	3
02/03/25 @ Indian Creek	5
+ 2 more games

Despite the loss, Genoa-Kingston still got an impressive performance from Ally Poegel, who went 13-for-28 to rack up 32 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. That's the most steals Poegel has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Regan Creadon, who scored four points.

Genoa-Kingston's defeat dropped their record down to 18-13. As for Marengo, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-12 record this season.

Genoa-Kingston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marengo, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-31 loss against Stillman Valley on the 17th.