Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-54 heartbreaker at the hands of the Herrin Tigers. While losing is never fun, Urbana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Herrin is ranked 42nd).
Herrin's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Grady Cox, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Staple Jr., who went 6 of 13 on his way to 19 points and four steals.
Urbana now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Herrin, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Urbana will take on Sacred Heart-Griffin in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Herrin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Carbondale at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Herrin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season.
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