It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Zeigler-Royalton can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Woodlawn Cardinals and fell 99-50. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 655th, while the Cardinals are ranked 294th).
Despite the loss, Zeigler-Royalton still got an impressive performance from River Freeman, who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 34% of Zeigler-Royalton's points, marking the third time in a row Freeman has posted more than a third of the team's points. Lucas Rogers was another key player, en route to 16 points and five boards.
Zeigler-Royalton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-22 record this season. Woodlawn's win bumped their record up to 19-12.
Zeigler-Royalton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Woodlawn, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals duke it out with the Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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