Fighting Cardinals
| 12/26/24 vs Massac County | 62 |
| 12/17/24 vs Galatia | 60 |
| 12/06/24 vs Wayne City | 56 |
| 12/07/24 vs Frankfort | 53 |
| 12/20/24 vs Hardin County | 51 |
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the Massac County Patriots 67-62. The Fighting Cardinals have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Massac County was led to victory by Jude Harmon and Jack Turner. Harmon went 9 of 16 en route to 27 points, while Turner went 11 for 16 on his way to 25 points. Turner continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Eskridge, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points and five rebounds.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Massac County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield and Massac County could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (ranked 521st) will meet Edwards County (ranked 129th) at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Massac County (ranked 409th) will meet Harrisburg (ranked 136th) at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
