Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Goreville Blackcats walked away with it. They walked away with a 70-58 victory over the Pilots on Thursday. The win was nothing new for Goreville as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Goreville was led to victory by Kyndall Webb and Abby Compton. Webb scored 19 points, while Compton dropped a double-double on 30 points and 16 rebounds. Webb is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Marley Parrish, who scored five points.
Goreville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-3 record this season. As for Cairo, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-19.
Goreville is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Marissa/Coulterville at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Marissa/Coulterville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 340th, while Goreville is ranked 104th). Cairo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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