Greenfield/Northwestern was the 35-34 winner over Jersey when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers lost 48-25 to the Jersey Panthers on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Panthers are ranked 209th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jersey to victory, but perhaps none more so than Meredith Gray, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cali Breden, who posted nine points and five boards.
Greenfield/Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Jersey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
Greenfield/Northwestern will be taking part in a tournament against Granite City at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Greenfield/Northwestern is facing Granite City at the right time seeing as Granite City is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Jersey, they will challenge Nokomis at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nokomis will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Jersey surely won't give up without a fight.
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