Basketball Recap: Eureka Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Hornets

Previous Games

01/23/25 vs Deer Creek-Mackinaw	50-47
01/20/25 vs Tremont	57-44
01/18/25 vs Lexington	59-38
01/16/25 @ Tri-Valley	59-50
01/13/25 vs LeRoy	61-24
+ 2 more games

Eureka waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They skirted past the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs 50-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hornets have posted against the Chiefs since December 8, 2022.

Eureka is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, they moved to 18-3 with that loss, which also ended their 15-game winning streak.

Eureka and Deer Creek-Mackinaw should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Eureka (ranked 106th) will meet Heyworth (ranked 351st) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Eureka is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. Similarly, Deer Creek-Mackinaw will face off against Midwest Central/Delavan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 434 places (54 vs. 488).