The Watseka Warriors will head out to square off against the St. Thomas More Sabers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas More took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Watseka, who comes in off a win.
Watseka is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Grant Park by a score of 65-52 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Tolono Unity, falling 73-46. While losing is never fun, the Sabers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 624th, while the Rockets are ranked 97th).
Watseka has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for St. Thomas More, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Watseka didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Thomas More in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 44-38 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Watseka since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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