The Elgin Maroons will venture away from home to take on the Plainfield South Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Elgin has now lost 14 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 23.
On Monday, Elgin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 39-34 to Maine West. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 689th, while the Warriors are ranked 323rd).
Plainfield South has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 79-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plainfield East on Friday.
Elgin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-25. As for Plainfield South, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
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