Canton hasn't had much luck against Metamora recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Canton Little Giants will be playing in front of their home fans against the Metamora Redbirds at 7:00 p.m. Canton will be strutting in after a victory while Metamora will be coming in after a defeat.
Canton will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 26-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against East Peoria, sneaking past 64-62. The win was all the more spectacular given the Little Giants' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Raiders are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Metamora's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a hard 59-42 fall against Morton.
Metamora's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 20-5. As for Canton, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 9-13.
Canton suffered a grim 73-47 defeat to Metamora when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Canton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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