After four games on the road, Annawan is heading back home. They will take on the Monmouth United Red Storm at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Annawan has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 193 points over their last three contests.
Annawan pushed their score all the way to 65 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Biggsville West Central 69-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Wednesday (59), Annawan still had to take the loss.
Even though Monmouth United has not done well against Knoxville recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Monmouth United had just enough and edged Knoxville out 38-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Monmouth United has posted yet this season.
Annawan's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5. As for Monmouth United, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Annawan against Monmouth United when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 57-24 win. With Annawan ahead 38-9 at the half, the match was all but over already.
