The Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers will head out on the road to square off against the Edinburg Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mt. Pulaski has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Edinburg will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Mt. Pulaski had to suffer through a 65-35 loss at the hands of Riverton. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Hawks are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edinburg). They blew past Ramsey, posting a 91-30 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Edinburg's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Mt. Pulaski, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Mt. Pulaski couldn't quite finish off Edinburg in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 72-70. Can Mt. Pulaski avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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