The Forreston Cardinals will venture away from home to square off against the Newman Central Catholic Comets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Forreston is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Forreston had to suffer through a 61-23 loss at the hands of Pecatonica. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 603rd, while the Indians are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, Newman Central Catholic hadn't done well against Hall recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Newman Central Catholic walked away with a 47-37 win over Hall. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
Newman Central Catholic's record now sits at 22-9. As for Forreston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-22.
Forreston was dealt a bruising 81-10 defeat at the hands of Newman Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Forreston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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