The Camp Point Central Panthers will be playing at home against the West Prairie Cyclones at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Camp Point Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 67-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]. While losing is never fun, Camp Point Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] is ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, West Prairie's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight defeat. They fell 66-56 to Barry Western.
Despite the defeat, West Prairie saw an underclassman step up: Braden Coplan scored 21 points. Coplan has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 16 times he's played. Clayton Hunt was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Camp Point Central's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for West Prairie, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-26 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Camp Point Central against West Prairie when the teams last played back in February of 2017 as the squad secured a 66-21 win. In that game, Camp Point Central amassed a halftime lead of 36-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
