Prairie Central lost against Metamora back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Prairie Central Hawks were dealt a 65-29 loss at the hands of the Metamora Redbirds. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Redbirds are ranked 123rd).
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayla Hammond, who posted 13 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Cutrell, who had seven points and eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Prairie Central and nudges their season record down to 3-10. As for Metamora, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Prairie Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-37 defeat against Joliet Catholic on the 21st. As for Metamora, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-60 loss against Morris on the 21st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
