Preview: East Dubuque Warriors vs. Galena Pirates
The East Dubuque Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Galena Pirates at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Dubuque sitting on four straight victories and Galena on five.
East Dubuque put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Warren 69-23 at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point East Dubuque had established a 33 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Galena humbled West Carroll with a 84-31 victory. Given Galena's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while West Carroll is ranked 750th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Connor Glasgow was his usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with three steals. He hasn't dropped below 15 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Drew Keonigs, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
East Dubuque pushed their record up to 18-11 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Galena, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
East Dubuque was able to grind out a solid victory over Galena when the teams last played back in January, winning 61-52. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Glasgow, who scored 24 points along with five assists and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Dubuque still be able to contain Glasgow? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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