While it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, the Normal West Wildcats were not quite the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones's equal in the second half on Saturday. They fell 60-53 to the Cyclones. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Normal West in their matchups with Sacred Heart-Griffin: they've now lost four in a row.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mike Zaleski, who scored 11 points along with two steals and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Zaleski posted two or more blocks. Taylor Hafermann was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.
Normal West's defeat dropped their record down to 11-19. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-19.
Normal West will square off against Rock Island at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Normal West focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Saturday. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 80-70 victory vs. Springfield on the 19th.
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