The North Grand Eagle Owls will take on the Intrinsic Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Grand has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Intrinsic will arrive with eight straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-5, which was the final score in North Grand's tilt against Clark on Friday.
Meanwhile, Intrinsic beat Clemente 46-36 on Wednesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Wildcats are ranked 600th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Intrinsic pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.8 points per game. As for North Grand, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
North Grand strolled past Intrinsic when the teams last played back in January of 2019 by a score of 28-11. Does North Grand have another victory up their sleeve, or will Intrinsic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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