The Byron Tigers will head out to challenge the Winnebago Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Byron is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Byron is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Stillman Valley, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Byron was ranked 14th). Byron managed a 42-38 win over Stillman Valley on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Winnebago waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They escaped with a win against the Crusaders by the margin of a single free throw, 47-46.
Winnebago is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Byron, they pushed their record up to 26-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Byron strolled past Winnebago when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 64-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Byron since the squad 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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