Basketball Game Preview: Tolono Unity Rockets vs. Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs

By Team Reports Dec 11, 2023, 5:11am

Preview: Tolono Unity Rockets vs. Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs

After four games on the road, Tolono Unity is heading back home. They will take on the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Thursday, Tolono Unity lost to St. Teresa on the road by a decisive 55-39 margin.

Loss or not, Tolono Unity got some senior leadership from Reagan Little who scored 17 points along with 8 rebounds and Raegen Stringer who scored 12 points along with 6 assists and 3 steals. Stringer scored a full 30.8% of Tolono Unity's points, the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 49-31 bruising from Effingham. While losing is never fun, Mahomet-Seymour can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while Effingham is ranked 52nd).

Tolono Unity's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Mahomet-Seymour, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.

Tolono Unity might still be hurting after the 42-21 loss they got from Mahomet-Seymour when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Will Tolono Unity have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.