The Chrisman Cardinals will be taking part in a tournament against the Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Chrisman lost to First Baptist Christian at home by a 75-57 margin. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 713th, while the Knights are ranked 136th).
12/16/24 vs First Baptist Christian | 3 |
12/13/24 vs DeLand-Weldon | 3 |
12/07/24 @ Heritage | 5 |
12/05/24 @ La Salette Academy | 6 |
11/29/24 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 4 |
Chrisman's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Gavin McCord, who went 6 of 11 en route to 20 points along with eight boards and three steals, and Statler Mitchell, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Mitchell has been hot, having posted three or more blocks the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Tingley, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] played a tough match on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 78-39 loss at the hands of Tuscola. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Chrisman, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-7.
Things could have been worse for Chrisman, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-40 loss to Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] when the teams last played back in November. Can Chrisman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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