After flying high against Forreston last Saturday, Earlville came back down to earth. The Earlville Red Raiders were beaten by the Newman Central Catholic Comets 63-14 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 599th, while the Comets are ranked 188th).
Jessie Miller was Earlville's leading scorer, having posted four points. Bailey Miller held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Jacey Helgesen took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Earlville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for Newman Central Catholic, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Earlville won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Rock Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Newman Central Catholic will take on River Ridge/Scales Mound in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Newman Central Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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