Cahokia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Belleville West Maroons, falling 66-42. While losing is never fun, the Comanches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Maroons are ranked 85th).
| 12/27/24 vs Belleville West | 4 |
| 12/29/23 vs Dyett | 4 |
| 12/20/24 vs Centralia | 2 |
| 12/01/23 vs Carbondale | 2 |
| 12/16/23 vs Urbana | 2 |
Cahokia lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cornelius Griffin, who posted 13 points and four steals. That's the most steals Griffin has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Corrion Raiford, who put up 13 points.
Cahokia's record is now 5-8. As for Belleville West, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Cahokia won't have much time to rest: their next game is against King at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cahokia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.8 points per game this season. As for Belleville West, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Alton at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
