After four games on the road, Yorkville Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Yorkville Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 contests.
Yorkville Christian pushed their score all the way to 63 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 69-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kaneland. While losing is never fun, Yorkville Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while Kaneland is ranked 139th).
Despite the defeat, Yorkville Christian saw an underclassman step up: Jayden Riley scored 34 points along with eight assists. Riley has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Aguado, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington ended up a good deal behind Coal City on Thursday and lost 56-41.
Yorkville Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 13-17. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-21 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Yorkville Christian against Gardner-South Wilmington when the teams last played back in February of 2021 as the team secured a 108-57 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Gardner-South Wilmington's Connor Steichen, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and ten rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Yorkville Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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