On Monday, the Springfield Senators were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to the East St. Louis Flyers.
East St. Louis got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alex Johnson out in front who went 6 for 12 on his way to 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawson Bynum, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-6. As for East St. Louis, their record now sits at 6-7.
Springfield and East St. Louis could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Springfield (ranked 129th) will meet Hersey (ranked 27th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, East St. Louis (ranked 208th) will meet Southwind (ranked 27th) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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