The Dunlap Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Canton Little Giants at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dunlap will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Dunlap beat East Peoria 59-49. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Raiders are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Canton was able to grind out a solid victory over Metamora on Wednesday, taking the game 48-37.
Canton is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Dunlap, their record now sits at 17-10.
Dunlap took their win against Canton in their previous meeting on January 4th by a conclusive 54-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunlap 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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