Cahokia lost against Belleville East back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cahokia Comanches took a hard 68-50 fall against the Belleville East Lancers. While losing is never fun, the Comanches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Lancers are ranked 60th).
Cahokia's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was De'Aundrez Adams, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cornelius Griffin, who posted 11 points and seven boards.
Comanches
| 02/04/25 vs Belleville East | 50-68 |
| 01/31/25 @ Carbondale | 41-55 |
Even though they lost, Cahokia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.
Cahokia dropped their record down to 9-15 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Belleville East, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
When Cahokia and Belleville East next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Cahokia will try to stop Centralia's 16-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cahokia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season. Similarly, Belleville East will square off against Edwardsville and their six-game winning streak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
