Basketball Game Preview: Iroquois West Raiders vs. Chrisman Cardinals

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Previous 3 Games

12/07/23 - Home	34-17 W
12/08/22 - Away	38-14 W
12/09/21 - Home	47-34 W

Iroquois West has gone 3-0 against Chrisman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Iroquois West Raiders will take on the Chrisman Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Monday, Iroquois West ended up a good deal behind Watseka and lost 52-37. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Warriors are ranked 129th).

Meanwhile, Chrisman lost to Heritage on the road by a 49-30 margin on Wednesday.

Chrisman dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Iroquois West, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-6.

Iroquois West strolled past Chrisman in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 34-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for Iroquois West since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.