Danville came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the DeKalb Barbs, falling 66-46. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Barbs are ranked 29th).
Danville has also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-18 record this season. As for DeKalb, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 21-6.
Coming up, Danville is taking a road trip to challenge Manual at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Manual has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 192 points over their last three matches. As for DeKalb, they will square off against Metea Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. DeKalb is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Metea Valley a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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