The East Moline United Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Sterling Golden Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Moline United has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Sterling will come in with three straight wins.
Last Saturday, East Moline United took a blow against Galesburg, falling 57-25. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Silver Streaks are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Sterling hadn't done well against Quincy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Sterling had just enough and edged Quincy out 42-40.
Sterling pushed their record up to 23-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for East Moline United, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-26.
East Moline United was dealt a bruising 72-26 loss at the hands of Sterling in their previous meeting back in January. Can East Moline United avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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