Red Hill lost against Waltonville back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Red Hill Salukis had to suffer through a 76-44 loss at the hands of the Waltonville Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Salukis can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Spartans are ranked 33rd).
Waltonville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gage Peterson out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave Peterson a new career-high in assists. Kyle Cooper was another key player, going 10 for 15 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds.
Red Hill's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-5. As for Waltonville, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Red Hill and Ramsey will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Waltonville, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Crab Orchard at 6:15 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Waltonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.1 points per game this season.
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