After flying high against Lowpoint-Washburn last Monday, Flanagan/Woodland came back down to earth. The Flanagan/Woodland Falcons lost to the Roanoke-Benson Rockets on the road by a 55-36 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 457th, while the Rockets are ranked 116th).
| 02/11/25 @ Roanoke-Benson | 80% |
| 11/19/24 vs Manual | 75% |
| 01/13/24 @ Tri-Valley | 75% |
| 12/12/23 vs Midland | 75% |
| 11/23/24 vs Streator | 69% |
Flanagan/Woodland's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emma Palaschak, who went 5-for-8 on her way to 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Palaschak a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (80%). Ella Derossett was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Flanagan/Woodland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.
Flanagan/Woodland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season. As for Roanoke-Benson, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 25-5.
Flanagan/Woodland has already played their next game, a 53-32 defeat against LeRoy on the 13th. Roanoke-Benson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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