The Reed-Custer Comets will take on the Peotone Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, Reed-Custer came up short against Lisle and fell 53-42. The Comets have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Alyssa Wollenzien
| 02/10/25 @ Lisle | 60% |
| 02/06/25 vs Coal City | 19% |
| 02/03/25 vs Peotone | 31% |
| 01/30/25 vs Herscher | 30% |
| 01/28/25 @ Serena | 25% |
| + 26 more games |
Despite the loss, Reed-Custer saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alyssa Wollenzien posted ten points and four steals. What's more, Wollenzien also posted a 60% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's achieved since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Morgan Toler, who had four points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Reed-Custer was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Peotone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 75-34 loss at the hands of Bishop McNamara. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Fightin' Irish are ranked 82nd).
Peotone's defeat dropped their record down to 6-23. As for Reed-Custer, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15.
Reed-Custer strolled past Peotone in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 34-15. Does Reed-Custer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peotone turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
