Mt. Olive was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Southwestern Piasa Birds and fell 65-16. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 705th, while the Piasa Birds are ranked 314th).
Mt. Olive's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of David Schoen, who posted six points and four blocks, and Max Grejtak, who scored no points.
Ian Brantley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southwestern, going 11 for 14 on his way to 24 points and five rebounds. Connor Wood was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to six assists and four steals.
Mt. Olive's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Southwestern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mt. Olive will head out to take on Tri-City at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th. As for Southwestern, they are taking a road trip to challenge Carlinville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Southwestern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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