On Saturday, the Delavan Panthers had to suffer through a 79-52 loss at the hands of the Limestone Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 538th, while the Rockets are ranked 217th).

Bryson Horning
02/15/25 @ Limestone | 30 |
01/21/25 vs Lewistown | 27 |
01/18/25 vs Cuba/Spoon River Valley | 25 |
01/03/25 @ Canton | 25 |
12/28/24 vs Midwest Central | 25 |
Despite the defeat, Delavan had strong showings from Bryson Horning, who went 13-for-19 en route to 30 points, and Kelton Nafzinger, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine boards. Those 30 points gave Horning a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Grady Burrell, who posted seven points.
This is the second loss in a row for Delavan and nudges their season record down to 11-18. As for Limestone, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-15.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers face off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Limestone has already played their next game (against Canton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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