Basketball Recap: Kaneland Extends Winning Streak to 11

Knights

Previous Games

12/28/24 vs Yorkville Christian	89-85
12/27/24 vs Streator	70-44
12/26/24 vs LaSalle-Peru	71-40
12/23/24 vs Gardner-South Wilmington	84-41
12/20/24 @ Plano	74-39
+ 6 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kaneland). They secured an 89-85 W over the Yorkville Christian Mustangs on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their 11th in a row.

Despite the defeat, Yorkville Christian had strong showings from Jayden Riley, who went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 39 points and seven assists, and Tray Alford, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. The matchup was Riley's tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Marini, who posted eight points.

Kaneland's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Yorkville Christian, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-4.

Kaneland and Yorkville Christian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Kaneland (ranked 84th) will meet Belvidere North (ranked 393rd) at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Yorkville Christian (ranked 127th) will meet Cornerstone Christian (ranked 598th) at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.