Having just played yesterday, the Cahokia Comanches will head out on the road to face off against the Jacksonville Crimsons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cahokia is looking for their season's first victory.
On Tuesday, Cahokia took a blow against Marion, falling 73-8. While losing is never fun, the Comanches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 597th, while the Wildcats are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 59-23 loss at the hands of Lincoln.
Cahokia will need focus on slowing down Jera Wardell, one of several Jacksonville players who made an impact when they last played. She posted eight points. The dominant performance also gave Wardell a new career-high in rebounds (four). Zara Harper was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.
Cahokia's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Cahokia strolled past Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 56-41. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harper, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cahokia still be able to contain Harper? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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