Basketball Preview: Midwest Central Raiders vs. Astoria/VIT Rebels
Midwest Central has gone 8-2 against Astoria/VIT recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Midwest Central Raiders and the Astoria/VIT Rebels are set to duel. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Midwest Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Edinburg on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Midwest Central was beaten by Edinburg 72-37. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Astoria/VIT was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 65-44 to West Prairie.
Midwest Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Astoria/VIT, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Midwest Central was taken down by Astoria/VIT 68-22 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Midwest Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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