The Pinckneyville Panthers will head out to square off against the Okawville Rockets at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Pinckneyville beat Benton 44-31. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Rangers are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Okawville over Sparta in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Okawville blew Sparta out of the water with a 66-26 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rockets had established a 32 point advantage.
Pinckneyville better focus on containing Brynn Rhodes and Jenna Hackstadt as the pair were huge in Okawville's win. Rhodes went 8 of 13 on her way to 22 points and five rebounds, while Hackstadt went 7 for 12 en route to 17 points and five boards. That's the most points Rhodes has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Addison Hasheider, who had seven points.
Okawville was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Pinckneyville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Okawville, their record is now 16-9.
Pinckneyville might still be hurting after the 56-30 defeat they got from Okawville in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. Can Pinckneyville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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