Mendota was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat. They came up short against the Kewanee Boilermakers, falling 58-34. 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 600th, while the Boilermakers are ranked 235th).
Mendota's loss dropped their record down to 3-24. As for Kewanee, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Mendota has already played their next matchup, a 48-32 defeat against Putnam County on the 11th. As for Kewanee, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Orion at 1:00 p.m.
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