The Casey-Westfield Warriors suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. Their tough 65-44 loss to Richland County might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Casey-Westfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Richland County is ranked 36th).
Despite the loss, Casey-Westfield still got an impressive performance from Connor Sullivan, who scored 21 points. That's the first time this season that Sullivan scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Ryan Richards, who scored nine points.
Casey-Westfield's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Richland County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Casey-Westfield will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Anthony at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th. As for Richland County, they will take on Paris at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Paris has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Richland County will arrive with eight straight victories.
