The Scales Mound Hornets will square off against the Bellevue Comets at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Scales Mound will head into Thursday's contest having proved themselves against Warren: Scales Mound took a 43-point defeat the last time they faced off against Warren, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Scales Mound had just enough and edged Warren out 69-67. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Hornets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Warriors are ranked 213th).
Meanwhile, Bellevue was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 81-80 to Maquoketa. The loss continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
Scales Mound has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Bellevue, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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