Basketball Game Preview: Princeville Princes vs. Elmwood Trojans

The Princeville Princes and the Elmwood Trojans will face off at 9:00 a.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Princeville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 64-15 stomp they got against Bushnell-Prairie City. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Princes with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, Elmwood blew past Galva, posting a 64-23 win. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 594th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Elmwood's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Princeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.

Princeville lost to Elmwood at home by a decisive 46-29 margin in their previous meeting back in November. Will Princeville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.