The Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Pope County Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Anna-Jonesboro is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Anna-Jonesboro took a blow against Vienna, falling 84-34. 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 447th, while the Eagles are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, Pope County came up short against Gallatin County on Thursday and fell 38-26. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Anna-Jonesboro will have to keep a close watch on Bella Fasolo and Lawson Forthman, a pair of players who had a big impact on Pope County's prior game. Fasolo went 7 for 17 to rack up 21 points, while Forthman posted four points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 80.8% of Pope County's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Anna-Jonesboro's defeat dropped their record down to 7-20. As for Pope County, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Anna-Jonesboro came up short against Pope County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 57-47. Can Anna-Jonesboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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