Carbondale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 67-53 bruising from the Marion Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Wildcats are ranked 44th).
Kaden Rogowski continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marion, going 13 for 18 on his way to 32 points. The dominant performance gave Rogowski a new career-high in points. Ethan Simmons was another key player, going 5 of 11 to rack up 13 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds.
Carbondale's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Marion, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Looking ahead, Carbondale will head out on the road to take on Murphysboro at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marion, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mt. Carmel at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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