Basketball Game Preview: Flora Wolves vs. Hillsboro Hiltoppers

The Flora Wolves will face off against the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Flora's tournament run continued when they took on Carlyle on Tuesday. The Wolves lost 55-29 to the Indians/Lady Indians. The Wolves have struggled against the Indians/Lady Indians recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-37, which was the final score in Hillsboro's tilt against Pinckneyville on Thursday.

Flora's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hillsboro, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Flora couldn't quite get it done against Hillsboro in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 as they fell 62-52. Thankfully for the Wolves, Nathan Matoush (who dropped a double-double with 31 points and 12 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.