After flying high against Lighthouse College Prep Academy last Saturday, River Forest came back down to earth. The River Forest Ingots took a 58-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kankakee Valley Kougars on Saturday. The match marked the Ingots' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, River Forest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Christian Dejesus went 6 of 9 en route to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ya?Hyness Williams, who posted seven points.
Brady Sampson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Kankakee Valley, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Sampson is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Jaidyn Anderson, who put up 14 points.
Ingots
| 01/04/25 vs Kankakee Valley | 46-58 |
| 12/28/24 vs Lighthouse College Prep Academy | 62-33 |
| 12/27/24 @ North Judson-San Pierre | 57-36 |
| 12/20/24 vs Illiana Christian | 69-63 |
| 12/14/24 vs Hobart | 61-69 |
With the loss, River Forest broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. As for Kankakee Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
River Forest will welcome South Newton at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. River Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season. As for Kankakee Valley, they will venture away from home to take on Munster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kankakee Valley also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 58.4 points per game.
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