The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Amboy Clippers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashton-Franklin Center is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Ashton-Franklin Center is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Eastland on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ashton-Franklin Center took a blow against Eastland, falling 75-31. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 693rd, while the Cougars are ranked 69th).
Ashton-Franklin Center's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nolan Rueff, who posted eight points, and Aaron Lester, who put up nine points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Amboy's strategy against Stockton on Saturday. Amboy strolled past Stockton with points to spare, taking the game 43-28.
Ashton-Franklin Center's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Amboy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Ashton-Franklin Center didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Amboy in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 53-49 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashton-Franklin Center 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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