The Cumberland Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Paris Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Paris took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cumberland, who comes in off a win.
Cumberland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 60-53 win over Robinson.
Meanwhile, Paris lost 60-37 to Lawrenceville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Indians are ranked 180th).
Cumberland pushed their record up to 22-10 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points over those games. As for Paris, their loss dropped their record down to 17-14.
Cumberland suffered a grim 73-51 defeat to Paris in their previous matchup back in January of 2017. Can Cumberland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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