Charleston lost against Dixon back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Charleston Trojans took a 65-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dixon Dukes & Duchesses. 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 358th, while the Dukes & Duchesses are ranked 160th).
| 12/27/24 vs Dixon | 31 |
| 12/01/23 vs St. Joseph-Ogden | 26 |
| 12/10/24 @ Mahomet-Seymour | 22 |
| 12/03/24 vs Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond | 18 |
| 12/17/24 @ Robinson | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Charleston lost, don't look at Luke Bonnstetter. Despite the final result, he went 13 for 17 on his way to 31 points. Those 31 points gave Bonnstetter a new career-high. Tyler Oakley was another key player, going 6 for 15 on his way to 13 points.
Charleston's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Dixon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Charleston didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-58 defeat against Effingham on the 28th. Dixon has also already played their next matchup, a 55-47 victory against Lutheran North on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
