Having just played yesterday, the Cahokia Comanches will jump right back in to play the King Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cahokia is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Belleville West, falling 66-42. While losing is never fun, the Comanches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Maroons are ranked 85th).
| 12/27/24 vs Belleville West | 4 |
| 12/29/23 vs Dyett | 4 |
| 12/20/24 vs Centralia | 2 |
| 12/01/23 vs Carbondale | 2 |
| 12/16/23 vs Urbana | 2 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Cornelius Griffin, who posted 13 points and four steals. That's the most steals he has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Corrion Raiford, who put up 13 points.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 60 points the game before, King was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They were outmatched by Centralia and fell 41-14. The game marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for King and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Cahokia, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
