Meridian has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a blow against the Columbia Eagles on Thursday, falling 84-51. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Eagles are ranked 56th).
Leading Columbia to victory were Brody Landgraf and Eddie Smajic. Landgraf posted 21 points, while Smajic put up 19 points. Smajic's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Micah James, who had 11 points.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Columbia, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Meridian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Columbia, they will welcome Rochester at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rochester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
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