The Marion Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Cahokia Comanches at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marion has three straight wins, Cahokia has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Marion has not done well against Mt. Vernon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Marion came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Vernon and snuck past 28-25.
Meanwhile, Cahokia suffered a tough 80-54 loss at the hands of Lanphier last Monday. While losing is never fun, Cahokia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while Lanphier is ranked 168th).
Despite the loss, Cahokia saw an underclassman step up: Corrion Raiford scored 20 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Raiford posted two or more blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Keontae Morris, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Marion pushed their record up to 19-11 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Cahokia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-23.
Everything came up roses for Marion against Cahokia in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 64-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marion since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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