The East Moline United Panthers will square off against the Sterling Golden Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
East Moline United is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost 78-53 to Rock Island on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Rocks are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Sterling got the win against Galesburg on Tuesday by a conclusive 66-46. The Golden Warriors haven't had any issues with the Silver Streaks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
The win got Sterling back to even at 14-14. As for East Moline United, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.
East Moline United was able to grind out a solid victory over Sterling in their previous meeting back in January, winning 68-59. Will East Moline United repeat their success, or does Sterling have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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