Lawrenceville lost against Marshall back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lawrenceville Indians fell 58-45 to the Marshall Lions. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Lions are ranked 211th).
When it comes to explaining why Lawrenceville lost, don't look at Addeline Sanders. Despite the final result, she went 8 of 20 en route to 26 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Gracie Hughes, who posted three points in addition to six boards and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Lawrenceville and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Marshall, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-4.
Lawrenceville will take on Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Monday at. Lawrenceville is facing Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine at the right time seeing as Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Marshall, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Marshall Lions take on the Richland County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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