The Donovan Wildcats lost against the Beecher Bobcats back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Donovan was beaten by Beecher 81-36. Donovan was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-15.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ty Miller, who scored 8 points. Another player making a difference was Griffen Walters, who scored 8 points along with 11 rebounds.
Donovan's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Beecher, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Donovan will be playing in front of their home fans against Grace Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Grace Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Friday. As for Beecher, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Anne at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Anne will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 448th, while Beecher is ranked 64th).