Christopher hasn't had much luck against Goreville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Christopher Bearcats will look to defend their home court against the Goreville Blackcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Christopher is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Zeigler-Royalton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Christopher blew Zeigler-Royalton out of the water with a 77-40 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-19.
Meanwhile, Goreville blew past Sesser-Valier, posting a 66-24 victory. Given the Blackcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Red Devils are ranked 541st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Goreville has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Christopher, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
Christopher ended up a good deal behind Goreville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, losing 56-42. Can Christopher avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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