The Milford Bearcats will venture away from home to challenge the Iroquois West Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Milford is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since January 15th on Friday. They lost 66-44 to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 660th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Iroquois West fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Oakwood on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Comets by a score of 52-50. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Milford has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-21 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points over those games. As for Iroquois West, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Milford couldn't quite finish off Iroquois West in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 36-33. Can Milford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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