Flora is 0-8 against Hamilton County since December of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Flora Wolves will venture away from home to face off against the Hamilton County Foxes at 2:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Flora is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Monday. They were beaten by Salem 61-19. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 201st).
Meanwhile, Hamilton County played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 62-31 loss at the hands of Benton. The Foxes were down 49-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Flora will need to focus on slowing down Kylah Parkhill, one of several Hamilton County players who made an impact when they last played. She posted five points and five boards. That's the most rebounds Parkhill has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kalin Nichols, who earned five points.
Hamilton County's defeat dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Flora, their loss dropped their record down to 7-23.
Flora suffered a grim 60-37 defeat to Hamilton County when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hamilton County's Rayci Phelps, who went 8-for-18 en route to 23 points. Now that Flora knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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