The Maryville Christian Lions will head out to challenge the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Maryville Christian's tournament run continued when they took on New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly on Friday. Maryville Christian had to suffer through a 62-26 loss at the hands of New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly.
Meanwhile, New Athens played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Marissa/Coulterville and fell 60-20. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 597th, while the Meteors are ranked 291st).
Brooke Deterding was New Athens' leading scorer, having posted six points.
New Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Maryville Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Maryville Christian strolled past New Athens when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 53-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maryville Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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