Reed-Custer is 2-8 against Streator since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Reed-Custer Comets will face off against the Streator Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Streator will be up against a hot Reed-Custer team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Reed-Custer walked away with a 70-61 victory over Momence on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Streator). They claimed a resounding 61-29 win over Herscher. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Tigers are ranked 552nd), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Streator, bringing their record for this year to 15-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Reed-Custer, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13.
Reed-Custer couldn't quite finish off Streator in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 57-54. Can Reed-Custer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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