The Manual Rams will challenge the East Moline United Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Manual's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while East Moline United has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Manual is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Washington on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Manual was outmatched by Washington and fell 55-25. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, East Moline United had to suffer through a 64-14 loss at the hands of Loyola Academy. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Ramblers are ranked seventh).
East Moline United's defeat dropped their record down to 1-23. As for Manual, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
Manual came up short against East Moline United when the teams last played back in January of 2016, falling 64-55. Can Manual avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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