Steeleville played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 59-37 to the Johnston City Indians. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Indians are ranked 285th).
Despite the defeat, Steeleville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Rylan Reiss went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points and five steals. That was a full 37.8% of Steeleville's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Avery Roberts also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Steeleville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Johnston City, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Steeleville will welcome Gibault Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Johnston City has already played their next game, a 56-44 loss against Hamilton County on the 18th.
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