The Genoa-Kingston Cogs will head out on the road to face off against the Belvidere Bucs at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Genoa-Kingston suffered their biggest loss since December 13, 2023 on Thursday. They suffered a rough 73-48 defeat at the hands of Byron. While losing is never fun, Genoa-Kingston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while Byron is ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Belvidere's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 71-52 bruising from Galena.
Genoa-Kingston's defeat was their seventh straight at home, which bumped their record down to 8-11. As for Belvidere, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-16 record this season.
Genoa-Kingston was able to grind out a solid win over Belvidere in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, winning 62-51. Does Genoa-Kingston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belvidere turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
