Cahokia has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Freeburg Midgets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cahokia pushed their score all the way to 61 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their rough 84-61 loss to O'Fallon might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Cahokia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while O'Fallon is ranked 33rd).
Cahokia's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of C'narri Griffin, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Corrion Raiford who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Raiford pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Keontae Morris, who scored four points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Freeburg fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Columbia on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 61-51 to the Eagles. Freeburg has not had much luck with Columbia recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Cole Stuart put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 24 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 47.1% of Freeburg's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Matt Pluff was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds.
Cahokia dropped their record down to 1-26 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Freeburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-14.
Cahokia lost to Freeburg on the road by a decisive 68-49 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. Can Cahokia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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