It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Cairo Pilots can now relate to. They fell 70-58 to the Blackcats on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Cairo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while Goreville is ranked 104th).
Goreville had a senior duo take command as Abby Compton dropped a double-double on 30 points and 16 rebounds and Kyndall Webb scored 19 points. Compton has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Marley Parrish, who scored five points.
Cairo's loss dropped their record down to 11-19. As for Goreville, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 30-3.
Cairo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Goreville's road trip will continue as they head out to face Marissa/Coulterville at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. One thing working in Goreville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
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