Basketball Game Preview: Manual Rams vs. Tolono Unity Rockets

The Manual Rams will square off against the Tolono Unity Rockets at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Manual sitting on nine straight wins and Tolono Unity on 24.

Manual is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Johnsburg, posting a 75-41 victory. The contest marked the Rams' most dominant win of the season.

Meanwhile, Tolono Unity was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop McNamara on Monday, taking the game 77-70. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Fightin' Irish are ranked 105th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Manual's win bumped their record up to 23-9. As for Tolono Unity, their victory bumped their record up to 33-2.