If Calhoun/Brussels was riding high fresh off their 43-20 takedown of Southwestern last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Calhoun/Brussels Warriors took a 51-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Cougars are ranked 280th).
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] found their leader in sophomore Ali Little, who went 11 for 19 en route to 28 points and six rebounds. The game was Little's 11th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrienne Kaufmann, who posted nine points along with five assists and five boards.
Calhoun/Brussels' loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 23-5. As for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-13.
Coming up, Calhoun/Brussels will challenge Carrollton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Carrollton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Calhoun/Brussels likes a good challenge. As for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-41 defeat against Brown County on the 7th.
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