The Trico Pioneers will challenge the Johnston City Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Trico is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They had to suffer through a 67-35 loss at the hands of Vienna. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Eagles are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnston City). They blew past Webber, posting a 68-33 win. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 22 points or more this season.
Johnston City is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.7 points. As for Trico, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
Trico lost to Johnston City on the road by a decisive 48-30 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Trico avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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