The West Prairie Cyclones are taking a road trip to square off against the Mendon Unity Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Prairie knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Mendon Unity likes a good challenge.
West Prairie will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Rushville-Industry, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cyclones strolled past the Rockets with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 56-42.
| 02/10/26 vs Rushville-Industry | 30 |
| 02/05/26 vs Knoxville | 42 |
| 02/02/26 @ Liberty | 40 |
| 01/29/26 @ Seymour | 39 |
| 01/27/26 @ Havana | 30 |
| + 7 more games |
Braden Coplan had another great game (as he tends to do), shooting 67% from the field to rack up 30 points. His big performance that evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least 25 points. Another player making a difference was Holden Coplan, who posted eight points along with 11 boards and five assists.
Meanwhile, Mendon Unity unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 75-45 loss at the hands of Quincy Notre Dame. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Raiders are ranked 38th).
West Prairie's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-5. As for Mendon Unity, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
West Prairie didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mendon Unity when the teams last played back in February of 2025, but they still walked away with a 54-49 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cyclones 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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