Taylorville lost against O'Fallon back in January of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Taylorville Tornadoes were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 38-37 to the O'Fallon Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Panthers are ranked 26th).
O'Fallon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Haeli Tart, who posted 14 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Kalmer, who put up ten points and five boards.
Taylorville's loss dropped their record down to 18-10. As for O'Fallon, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-9.
The future could be bright for both Taylorville and O'Fallon: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Taylorville will look to extend Springfield Southeast's five-game losing streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, O'Fallon will try to hand Belleville West their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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