There's no place like home for Civic Memorial, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 71-40 win over the Litchfield Purple Panthers. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Purple Panthers are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Civic Memorial has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Litchfield, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-15.
Civic Memorial will head out on the road to challenge Waterloo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Civic Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Waterloo likes a good challenge. As for Litchfield, they and Mt. Olive will face off at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played.
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