The Havana Ducks will head out to challenge the Brimfield Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Havana ended up a good deal behind Central/Southeastern and lost 62-48. While losing is never fun, the Ducks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Panthers are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Brimfield beat Lewistown 37-31 on Thursday.
Havana's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Brimfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Havana came out on top in a nail-biter against Brimfield when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 43-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Havana since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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