The Tremont Turks will venture away from home to challenge the Eureka Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Tremont sitting on three straight victories and Eureka on nine.
On Monday, Tremont strolled past LeRoy with points to spare, taking the game 67-53. Given the Turks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Panthers are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Eureka got the win against Heyworth on Monday by a conclusive 59-37. Eureka has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Tremont is also on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Eureka, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6.
Tremont came up short against Eureka in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 57-44. Can Tremont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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