Having just played yesterday, the Illiana Christian Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kankakee Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Illiana Christian, who comes in off a win.
Illiana Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past Hammond Bishop Noll 76-74. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were one points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-47 heartbreaker at the hands of North Judson-San Pierre. While losing is never fun, the Kougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Bluejays are ranked 108th).
Illiana Christian will have to keep a close watch on Jenna Walker and Camry Krueger, a pair of players who had a big impact on Kankakee Valley's prior game. Walker went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds, while Krueger posted 12 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Krueger a new career-high in steals.
Even though they lost, Kankakee Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.
Kankakee Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Illiana Christian, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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