The Illini West Chargers and the Clark County Indians will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Illini West will be strutting in after a win while Clark County will be coming in after a loss.
Illini West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 64-19 victory over Bushnell-Prairie City. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Spartans are ranked 600th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clark County came up short against Canton on Thursday and fell 50-42. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Illini West is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Clark County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Illini West against Clark County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 59-28 win. Does Illini West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clark County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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