The Martinsville Bluestreaks will head out to take on the Neoga Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Martinsville will be strutting in after a victory while Neoga will be coming in after a loss.
Martinsville took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 44-32 win over La Salette Academy.
Meanwhile, Neoga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a hard 53-37 fall against Shelbyville. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 606th, while the Rams are ranked 170th).
Neoga's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Martinsville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Martinsville ended up a good deal behind Neoga in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 55-39. Can Martinsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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