Peotone was the 58-44 winner over Wilmington when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Peotone Blue Devils fell 41-30 to the Wilmington Wildcats on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 588th, while the Wildcats are ranked 279th).
Peotone got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Emma Orzel and Olivia Moe, who each put up seven points. Moe also led the team in rebounds with ten.
Sami Liaromatis was a one-woman wrecking crew for Wilmington as she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards. Liaromatis is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. Nikki Quigley was another key player, putting up eight points and nine rebounds.
Peotone is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11. As for Wilmington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Peotone will be playing at home against Reed-Custer at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Wilmington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 37-31 win against Lisle on the 19th.
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