The Andrew Thunderbolts will head out on the road to challenge the St. Rita Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Andrew took a blow against Homewood-Flossmoor, falling 79-36. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Vikings are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, St. Rita came up short against Jones on Tuesday and fell 69-60.
Andrew's loss dropped their record down to 13-17. As for St. Rita, they dropped their record down to 5-23 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Andrew against St. Rita when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 58-23 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Andrew since the squad 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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