Basketball Recap: Sherrard's Loss Ends Nine-Game Winning Streak at Home

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

01/31/25 vs Orion	54-58
01/24/25 @ Rockridge	40-39
01/20/25 vs Quad Cities Christian	68-39
01/18/25 vs Dyett	49-41
01/17/25 vs Mercer County	62-43

After a string of six wins, Sherrard's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell to the Orion Chargers 58-54. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Chargers are ranked 201st).

Sherrard's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-3. As for Orion, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Sherrard has already played their next matchup (against Bureau Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Orion has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Wethersfield.