The Agricultural Science Cyclones are on the road again on Friday and plays the Jones Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Agricultural Science was beaten by the Wildcats 88-51. While losing is never fun, Agricultural Science can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Wildcats are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jones can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 54-51. Jones' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Agricultural Science's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Jones, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-12.
Everything came up roses for Agricultural Science against the Eagles when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 47-18 victory. Does Agricultural Science have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
