The Reed-Custer Comets and the Manteno Panthers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Reed-Custer: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Manteno has snatched up eight consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
Reed-Custer played in-conference for the first time on Thursday and got just the result they were looking for. They walked away with a 41-31 win over Streator.
Alyssa Wollenzien produced another solid performance going 8-for-14 to rack up 19 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Reed-Custer's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Wilkey, who posted ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Manteno challenged Lisle on Thursday. The Panthers took down the Lions 41-26.
Manteno's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Reed-Custer, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Reed-Custer ended up a good deal behind Manteno in their previous matchup back in January, losing 48-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Maddie Gesky, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 19 rebounds. Now that the Comets know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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