Auburn and Carlinville squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Auburn had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Carlinville Cavaliers and fell 75-46. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 113th).
Auburn dropped their record down to 17-15 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Carlinville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Auburn nor Carlinville have any future games scheduled.
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