The Eureka Hornets will challenge the Tremont Turks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Eureka sitting on nine straight wins and Tremont on three.
On Monday, Eureka got the win against Heyworth by a conclusive 59-37. Eureka has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tremont didn't have too much trouble with LeRoy on Monday as they won 67-53. Given the Turks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Panthers are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tremont is also on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Eureka, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Eureka was able to grind out a solid win over Tremont in their previous meeting last Monday, winning 57-44. Will Eureka repeat their success, or does Tremont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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