The Armstrong Trojans will take on the Salt Fork Storm at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Armstrong's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Armstrong will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Cissna Park, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Armstrong's way against Cissna Park on Thursday as Armstrong made off with an 81-55 victory. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Timberwolves are ranked 643rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Salt Fork had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They walked away with a 53-40 win over the Illineks.
Armstrong has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Salt Fork, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Armstrong was able to grind out a solid win over Salt Fork in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 49-37. Does Armstrong have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salt Fork turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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