Basketball Game Preview: Rantoul Eagles vs. Danville Vikings

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 5:10am

Preview: Rantoul Eagles vs. Danville Vikings

Rantoul is 0-10 against Danville since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Rantoul Eagles are on the road again and plays the Danville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Tuesday, Rantoul came up short against Bloomington Central Catholic and fell 64-51.

Meanwhile, Danville pushed their score all the way to 63 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to Champaign Central.

Rantoul dropped their record down to 6-19 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Danville, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season.

Rantoul might still be hurting after the 82-56 defeat they got from Danville when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rantoul was down 43-21.

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