The Okaw Valley Timberwolves will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Heritage Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on January 22nd. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Okaw Valley suffered their biggest defeat since December 18, 2023 on Monday. They took a serious blow against Arcola, falling 61-21. While losing is never fun, Okaw Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while Arcola is ranked 178th).
Meanwhile, Heritage's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their sixth straight loss. Their rough 47-24 defeat to Argenta-Oreana might stick with them for a while.
Okaw Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Heritage, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost 13 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-21 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Okaw Valley against Heritage when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 60-17 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Okaw Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
