Highland lost against O'Fallon back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Highland Bulldogs fell to the O'Fallon Panthers 53-47. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Panthers are ranked 30th).
It was another big night for Josie Christopher, who went 9 of 16 on her way to 23 points in addition to six steals and five assists for O'Fallon. Christopher has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Nakia McCottrell, who posted six points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Highland's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-13. As for O'Fallon, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Highland has already played their next game (against Edwardsville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. O'Fallon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-46 win against Breese Central on the 22nd.
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