Having just played yesterday, the Nokomis Redskins will jump right back in to play the Granite City Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nokomis has six straight victories, Granite City has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Nokomis will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Pana, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Nokomis came out on top against Pana by a score of 48-36 on Friday. Given the Redskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Panthers are ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nokomis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kinley Stolte, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Sabol, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Granite City lost to Freeburg on the road by a 47-30 margin on Thursday.
Nokomis pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Granite City, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Everything came up roses for Nokomis against Granite City when the teams last played back in January of 2023, as the squad secured a 72-42 victory. Will Nokomis repeat their success, or does Granite City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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