Kankakee Valley is 2-7 against Andrean since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kankakee Valley Kougars will head out on the road to face off against the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 7:00 p.m. Kankakee Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Andrean likes a good challenge.
Kankakee Valley pushed their score all the way to 59 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 79-59 defeat to Valparaiso might stick with them for a while. Kankakee Valley has struggled against Valparaiso recently, as their match on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Bobby Lalonde, who scored 28 points along with eight rebounds. That's the first time this season that he scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Brady Sampson, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Andrean pushed their score all the way to 58 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Merrillville.
Kankakee Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Andrean, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Kankakee Valley strolled past Andrean in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 by a score of 68-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kankakee Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
