Red Hill suffered their biggest loss since January 18th on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lawrenceville Indians, falling 74-51. While losing is never fun, the Salukis can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Indians are ranked 172nd).
Jayden Goff continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lawrenceville, going 8-for-14 to rack up 21 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. The dominant performance gave Goff a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Zander Cessna, who went 5-for-10 en route to 10 points along with six boards and four steals.
Red Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Lawrenceville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Looking ahead, Red Hill will look to defend their home court on Friday against Robinson at 6:00 p.m. As for Lawrenceville, they will head out to challenge Casey-Westfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrenceville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
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