The Granite City Warriors will take on the Nokomis Redskins in a tournament on Saturday. Granite City has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Nokomis will come in with six straight wins.
Last Thursday, Granite City lost to Freeburg on the road by a 47-30 margin. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 434th, while the Midgets are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Nokomis hadn't done well against Pana recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Nokomis came out on top against Pana by a score of 48-36.
Nokomis' win came from a few key players Granite City will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kinley Stolte, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Alivia Sabol was another key player, going 5 for 11 on her way to 13 points and eight boards.
Nokomis' victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Granite City, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Granite City was taken down by Nokomis 72-42 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Granite City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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