Carlinville lost against Staunton back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Carlinville Cavaliers fell 49-39 to the Staunton Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 146th).

Dominic Alepra
01/31/25 @ Staunton | 8 |
01/11/25 vs Calhoun | 6 |
11/26/24 vs North Greene | 10 |
12/26/24 vs Hillsboro | 6 |
01/28/25 vs Lutheran | 6 |
Carlinville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dominic Alepra, who posted nine points and eight rebounds. That's the most boards Alepra has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Smith, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points and three blocks.
Carlinville's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Staunton, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carlinville will square off against Athens at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Staunton, they will take on Roxana at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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