The Genoa-Kingston Cogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Indian Creek Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Genoa-Kingston's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups.
Genoa-Kingston is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since November 29th last Friday. They lost 77-56 to Warren. While losing is never fun, the Cogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Warriors are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, Indian Creek strolled past Wethersfield with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 68-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Timberwolves.
Genoa-Kingston better keep an eye on Everett Willis. He was instrumental in Indian Creek's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Willis a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Schrader, who posted nine points in addition to eight assists and eight boards.
Indian Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Indian Creek's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Genoa-Kingston, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Genoa-Kingston came up short against Indian Creek in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 59-49. Can Genoa-Kingston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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