The Reed-Custer Comets will challenge the Dwight Trojans at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Monday, Reed-Custer was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 36-31 to Lisle. The Comets have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/13/25 vs Lisle | 13 |
| 12/10/24 @ Prairie Central | 8 |
| 12/21/24 @ Peotone | 7 |
| 12/09/24 @ Manteno | 6 |
| 01/10/25 @ Coal City | 5 |
Despite the defeat, Reed-Custer saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Harlie Liebermann almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Liebermann a new career-high in points.
Meanwhile, Dwight suffered their biggest loss since December 2, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against Roanoke-Benson, falling 52-32. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Rockets are ranked 116th).
Reed-Custer's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9. As for Dwight, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.
Reed-Custer came up short against Dwight in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 42-31. Will Reed-Custer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
