The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will head out to face off against the Manual Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Peoria Notre Dame lost to Champaign Central on the road by a 56-42 margin. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 427th, while the Maroons are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Manual came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 53-43 victory over the Maroons.
Peoria Notre Dame has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Manual, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Peoria Notre Dame couldn't quite finish off Manual when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 46-43. Can Peoria Notre Dame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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