Preview: Trico Pioneers vs. Goreville Blackcats
Trico is 0-10 against Goreville since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Trico Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against the Goreville Blackcats at 7:30 p.m. Trico is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses.
Trico pushed their score all the way to 55 last Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to Eldorado.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Goreville's strategy against Johnston City on Tuesday. Goreville enjoyed a cozy 65-48 win over Johnston City. Given Goreville's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Johnston City is ranked 565th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trico's defeat dropped their record down to 5-23. As for Goreville, their win bumped their record up to 27-3.
Trico was taken down by Goreville 64-27 when the teams last played back in January. Can Trico avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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