The Edinburg Wildcats will face off against the Brownstown/St. Elmo Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Edinburg sitting on six straight wins and Brownstown/St. Elmo on three.
Edinburg will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Nokomis, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. Edinburg enjoyed a cozy 51-36 victory over Nokomis on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Redskins are ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Brownstown/St. Elmo didn't have too much trouble with Martinsville on Tuesday as they won 52-38.
Edinburg's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Brownstown/St. Elmo, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Edinburg was dealt a bruising 85-55 defeat at the hands of Brownstown/St. Elmo when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Edinburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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