If Tolono Unity was riding high fresh off their 54-32 takedown of Rantoul last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tolono Unity Rockets had to suffer through a 61-32 loss at the hands of the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Saints are ranked 81st).
Bloomington Central Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emme Hurie, who went 5 of 6 en route to 13 points in addition to six boards and five steals. Hurie is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Shanks, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Tolono Unity's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-11. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tolono Unity will welcome Prairie Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, they will host Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomington Central Catholic is facing Olympia at the right time seeing as Olympia is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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