The Geneseo Maple Leafs are taking a road trip to face off against the Alleman Pioneers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Geneseo will head into Thursday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 45-22 to Galesburg. While losing is never fun, the Maple Leafs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Silver Streaks are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Alleman's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 66-53 to Quincy.
With the loss, Geneseo broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-19. As for Alleman, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8.
Things could have been worse for Geneseo, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 39-21 loss to Alleman in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Geneseo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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