The Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes will challenge the Astoria/VIT Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Griggsville-Perry saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They fell 41-32 to Calhoun. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Warriors are ranked 198th).
Garrett Woodward put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Astoria/VIT was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 60-34 to Carrollton.
Astoria/VIT's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Griggsville-Perry, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season.
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