The Erie-Prophetstown Panthers will take on the Oregon Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Erie-Prophetstown is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Erie-Prophetstown challenged Princeton on Tuesday. Erie-Prophetstown lost 51-27 to Princeton. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 486th, while the Tigers are ranked 234th).
Meanwhile, Oregon was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 70-64 to Mendota.
Erie-Prophetstown's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Oregon, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-14.
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