Basketball Game Preview: Sesser-Valier Red Devils vs. Trico Pioneers

The Sesser-Valier Red Devils and the Trico Pioneers will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-44, which was the final score in Sesser-Valier's tilt against Woodlawn on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 494th, while the Cardinals are ranked 238th).

Meanwhile, Trico came up short against Christopher on Tuesday and fell 40-30. The loss continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now lost three in a row.

Trico's defeat dropped their record down to 6-19. As for Sesser-Valier, they dropped their record down to 6-15 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Sesser-Valier came up short against Trico when the teams last played on Friday, falling 55-49. Can Sesser-Valier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.