Joppa-Maple Grove hasn't had much luck against Elverado recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers will challenge the Elverado Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Joppa-Maple Grove is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 24th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They were outmatched by Galatia and fell 76-34. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 483rd, while the Bearcats are ranked 122nd).
Marcus Stallings put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Elverado ended up a good deal behind Zeigler-Royalton on Friday and lost 71-52. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Joppa-Maple Grove's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Elverado, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Joppa-Maple Grove and Elverado were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but Joppa-Maple Grove came up empty-handed after a 1-0 loss. Will Joppa-Maple Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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