Jacksonville fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Cahokia Comanches 57-55. That's more bragging rights for the Crimsons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jacksonville had a senior duo take command as Amaree Burries posted 25 points and eight rebounds and Ryan McCombs dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Burries has scored at least a third of Jacksonville's points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Jackson, who scored four points along with six boards and three steals.
Jacksonville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cahokia only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Cahokia lost on Wednesday, don't look at Cornelius Griffin. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 13 on his way to 20 points and eight rebounds. Those 20 points gave Griffin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Armon Smith, who went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points and six boards.
Jacksonville's record now sits at 7-13. As for Cahokia, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
Jacksonville will challenge Granite City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season. As for Cahokia, they will square off against Jersey at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cahokia also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 57.3 points per game.
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