The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs will be playing at home against the Eureka Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Deer Creek-Mackinaw had to suffer through a rough 68-39 loss at the hands of El Paso-Gridley. While losing is never fun, Deer Creek-Mackinaw can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while El Paso-Gridley is ranked 87th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Eureka's strategy against Lexington on Tuesday. Eureka took down Lexington 48-32.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 18 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season. As for Eureka, their win bumped their record up to 12-17.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw took a serious blow against Eureka in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 69-18. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Deer Creek-Mackinaw was down 31-6.
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