The Webber Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Webber is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Brownstown on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Webber was outmatched by Brownstown at home and fell 61-32. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Bombers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, New Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Gibault Catholic, falling 54-32. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Hawks are ranked 142nd).
Despite the defeat, New Athens had strong showings from Mallory Kohnen, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Brooke Deterding, who went 6 for 13 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds and four steals. Deterding has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.
Webber's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for New Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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