The Delavan Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lewistown Indians at 6:00 p.m. on February 19th. Hopefully Delavan focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday.
Even though Cuba/Spoon River Valley scored an imposing 55 points on Thursday, Delavan still came out on top. Delavan took down Cuba/Spoon River Valley 69-55.
Delavan got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Hansen out in front who dropped a triple-double on 15 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. It was the first time this season that Hansen pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alex Seaton, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Lewistown's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 63-47 to Beardstown. While losing is never fun, Lewistown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 701st, while Beardstown is ranked 332nd).
Delavan's win bumped their record up to 17-14. As for Lewistown, they dropped their record down to 3-23 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Delavan was able to grind out a solid victory over Lewistown in their previous matchup back in January, winning 39-30. Will Delavan repeat their success, or does Lewistown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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