The Kankakee Valley Kougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 51-29 walloping at the hands of Griffith. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Kankakee Valley has scored all season.
Defeat or not, Kankakee Valley got some senior leadership from Jeremiah Jones who scored five points along with seven rebounds and Camden Webster who scored 15 points along with five rebounds. Those seven rebounds set a new season-high mark for him.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Griffith to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colton Strezo, who scored 11 points. Strezo continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Cameron Chandler was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
Kankakee Valley now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Griffith, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Kankakee Valley is on the road again on Wednesday and play against Andrean at 5:35 p.m. on December 27, 2023. Griffith won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Highland at 5:30 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Allowing an average of 51.3 points per game, Highland has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this contest.
