Mt. Zion lost against Mt. Vernon back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Mt. Zion Braves were beaten by the Mt. Vernon Rams 84-41. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Rams are ranked 11th).
Leading Mt. Vernon to victory were Melaina Zedalis and Kamaree Pollard. Zedalis went 9 for 15 on her way to 23 points and five rebounds, while Pollard almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists. Zedalis has been hot, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times she's played. Arwyn Wilkey was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Mt. Zion's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Mt. Vernon, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Mt. Zion wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 43-35 victory against Carbondale on the 28th. As for Mt. Vernon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-66 win against Vienna on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
