Mt. Zion hasn't had much luck against MacArthur recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mt. Zion Braves just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the MacArthur Generals at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Mt. Zion's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
On Monday, Mt. Zion made easy work of Charleston and carried off a 70-50 victory. The Braves haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, MacArthur didn't have quite enough to beat Alton on Saturday and fell 56-54. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Redbirds are ranked 20th).
Mt. Zion pushed their record up to 21-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points over those games. As for MacArthur, their loss dropped their record down to 21-8.
Mt. Zion beat MacArthur 61-48 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Mt. Zion repeat their success, or does MacArthur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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