The Morgan Township Cherokees will square off against the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Morgan Township focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 18 on Saturday.
Morgan Township is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Victory Christian Academy on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morgan Township had to suffer through a 71-39 loss at the hands of Victory Christian Academy.
Morgan Township's loss came about despite a quality game from Aidan Johnson, who went 7 for 15 en route to 16 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Hammond Bishop Noll by a score of 76-69.
Kankakee Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brady Sampson out in front who went 10 for 17 en route to 31 points plus eight rebounds. The match was Sampson's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobby Lalonde, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine assists.
Kankakee Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Morgan Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Morgan Township couldn't quite finish off Kankakee Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 57-55. Will Morgan Township have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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