The Manual Rams just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Belleville West Maroons at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Manual will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Manual is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since February 23, 2024 on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 71-43 victory over Bloomington. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Purple Raiders are ranked 518th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Belleville West came up short against Alton on Tuesday and fell 57-48. The Maroons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Belleville West's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-5. As for Manual, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Manual strolled past Belleville West in their previous meeting back in November of 2019 by a score of 59-41. Does Manual have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belleville West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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