The Marmion Cadets will take on the Ottawa Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marmion will be strutting in after a win while Ottawa will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Marmion was able to grind out a solid victory over Sycamore, taking the game 53-45. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cadets.
Meanwhile, Ottawa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Streator. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 129th).
Ottawa's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Marmion, their win bumped their record up to 16-13.
Everything went Marmion's way against Ottawa in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Marmion made off with a 65-44 victory. Does Marmion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ottawa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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