St. Thomas More hasn't had much luck against Prairie Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Thomas More Sabers will square off against the Prairie Central Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
St. Thomas More is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Saturday. They lost to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on the road by a 55-41 margin. While losing is never fun, the Sabers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 612th, while the Falcons are ranked 230th).
Meanwhile, Prairie Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 40-37 heartbreaker at the hands of Illini Bluffs. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Prairie Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for St. Thomas More, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
St. Thomas More opened the new year with a less-than-successful 48-41 loss to Prairie Central. Can St. Thomas More avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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