The Mt. Vernon Rams won the last time they faced the Carbondale Terriers, and things went their way on Saturday too. Mt. Vernon managed a 53-48 victory over Carbondale. Given Mt. Vernon's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Carbondale is ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Navontae D nesbit jr. was his usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Cale Maurer, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Carbondale lost, one person who can't be blamed is Decarl Payne. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points. That was a full 54.2% of Carbondale's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 21-9. As for Carbondale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-18 record this season.
Mt. Vernon will head out on the road to square off against Charleston at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Carbondale, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Salem at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Salem focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 last Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
