The North Boone Vikings will take on the Stillman Valley Cardinals at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, North Boone lost to Genoa-Kingston at home by a 62-44 margin. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Stillman Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 80-57 to Rockford Christian. 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 545th, while the Royal Lions are ranked 77th).
North Boone's loss dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Stillman Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
North Boone couldn't quite finish off Stillman Valley when the teams last played back in January and fell 60-57. Can North Boone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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