Salt Fork and Milford are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Salt Fork Storm will head out on the road to face off against the Milford Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salt Fork will be strutting in after a win while Milford will be coming in after a loss.
Salt Fork took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 54-43 victory over Chrisman. The Storm pushed the score to 45-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Milford took a blow against Armstrong on Friday, falling 52-25. 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 661st, while the Trojans are ranked 300th).
Milford's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Salt Fork, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Salt Fork was able to grind out a solid win over Milford when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 43-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salt Fork 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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