A well-balanced attack led Carrollton over Nokomis in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. The Carrollton Hawks enjoyed a cozy 63-45 win over the Nokomis Redskins. This was payback for the Hawks, who suffered a 43-38 loss the last time these two teams met.
Several Redskins players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Natalie Brownback, who posted ten points and three steals. Brownback has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Dewerff, who had nine points.
Carrollton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Nokomis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-5.
Carrollton and Nokomis should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Carrollton (ranked 95th) will meet West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (ranked 281st) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Nokomis will take on Sangamon Valley/Tri-City at 7:00 p.m. on Monday up 500 places (146 vs. 646).
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