Dupo is 2-8 against New Athens since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dupo Tigers will take on the New Athens Yellow Jackets in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m.
Dupo is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 27th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They were beaten by Steeleville 63-24. The Tigers were down 54-17 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Kaden Scheppleman put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted 13 points. Teegan Hargrove was another key player, putting up six points.
New Athens' found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Steeleville on Tuesday. New Athens walked away with a 64-55 win over Trico. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Pioneers are ranked 602nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dupo's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for New Athens, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Dupo was taken down by New Athens 57-28 in their previous matchup back in February. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Dupo was down 41-12.
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