Basketball Game Preview: Hall Red Devils vs. Mendota Trojans

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Previous Games

02/04/25 - Home	47-50 L
01/24/25 - Away	57-75 L
02/19/24 - Home	46-77 L
01/23/24 - Home	66-62 W
12/12/23 - Away	49-52 L
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Hall and Mendota are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2022, but not for long. The two teams will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.

Mendota is facing Hall at the wrong time: Hall suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 62-50 to the Boilermakers. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Red Devils came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Boilermakers are ranked 242nd).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mendota, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Princeton on Friday as they made off with a 73-51 win. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Hall's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Mendota, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.

Hall couldn't quite finish off Mendota in their previous meeting back in February and fell 50-47. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.