The Illinois Math & Science Academy Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Earlville Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Illinois Math & Science Academy and ten for Earlville dating back to last season.
Illinois Math & Science Academy lost 64-38 to Westmont on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Earlville scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 59-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Flanagan-Cornell. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 592nd, while the Falcons are ranked 136th).
Illinois Math & Science Academy will need focus on slowing down Adam Waite, one of several Earlville players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Waite is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Easton Fruit, who posted 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Earlville was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Earlville's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Illinois Math & Science Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Illinois Math & Science Academy might still be hurting after the 53-32 loss they got from Earlville when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Illinois Math & Science Academy, Griffin Cook (who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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