Midwest Central is 2-7 against Mt. Pulaski since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Midwest Central Raiders will challenge the Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Midwest Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Greenview 83-22 on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Raiders as it put an end to their nine-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pulaski was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 62-57 to Illini Central. The Hilltoppers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mt. Pulaski's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-10. As for Midwest Central, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-14.
Midwest Central didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mt. Pulaski in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 60-54 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midwest Central 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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