Marion has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 67-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Vernon Rams on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Rams are ranked 25th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mt. Vernon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamaree Pollard, who posted 25 points along with seven boards and five assists. The contest was Pollard's third in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Melaina Zedalis, who went 8 for 18 en route to 23 points and eight rebounds.
Marion's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Mt. Vernon, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-3.
Coming up, Marion will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Massac County at 6:00 p.m. As for Mt. Vernon, they have already played their next matchup, a 76-29 victory against Richland County on the 8th.
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