On Saturday, Mt. Vernon faced Breese Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mt. Vernon Rams lost 61-41 to the Breese Central Cougars. The matchup marked the Rams' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
| 01/04/25 vs Breese Central | 15 |
| 12/30/24 vs Civic Memorial | 20 |
| 12/28/24 vs Vienna | 30 |
| 12/28/24 vs Mt. Zion | 15 |
Loss or not, Mt. Vernon got some senior leadership from Kamaree Pollard and Melaina Zedalis. Pollard posted 15 points along with five boards and four steals, while Zedalis had 16 points. Pollard has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times she's played. Arwyn Wilkey was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.
Mt. Vernon's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-2. As for Breese Central, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Mt. Vernon will challenge Highland at 6:15 p.m. on January 11th. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.7 points per game this season. As for Breese Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-43 win against Civic Memorial on the 8th.
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