Mulberry Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Edinburg Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 601st, while the Wildcats are ranked 128th).
| 01/13/25 vs Edinburg | 12 |
| 12/28/24 vs Cumberland | 9 |
| 12/28/24 vs Meridian | 12 |
Despite the loss, Mulberry Grove still got an impressive performance from Landon Sugg, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. Sugg has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Jackson Icenogle was another key player, putting up 11 points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Mulberry Grove was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. This was only their ninth loss (out of 13 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Mulberry Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Edinburg, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Mulberry Grove will face off against Lebanon at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Edinburg, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Litchfield at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Edinburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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