The Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers will head out to face off against the Pittsfield Saukees at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-27, which was the final score in Greenfield/Northwestern's tilt against Brown County on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Pittsfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Hamilton/Warsaw on Saturday, taking the game 65-52. Given the Saukees' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Titans are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pittsfield has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 23-4 record this season. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Greenfield/Northwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against Pittsfield in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, sneaking past 38-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenfield/Northwestern since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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