Unity Christian hasn't had much luck against Arcola recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Unity Christian Lions will head out to face off against the Arcola Purple Riders at 6:00 p.m.
Unity Christian is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. They took a blow against Clinton, falling 83-28. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 556th, while the Maroons are ranked 166th).
Meanwhile, Arcola got the win against Cerro Gordo/Bement on Thursday by a conclusive 53-32. The Purple Riders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
Arcola is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points over those games. As for Unity Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-16.
Unity Christian was taken down by Arcola 44-6 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Unity Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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