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| 01/09/24 - Away | 63-66 L |
| 01/27/23 - Away | 77-70 W |
| 01/28/22 - Home | 60-66 L |
| 02/12/21 - Home | 62-52 W |
| 01/31/20 - Home | 57-47 W |
| + 5 more games |
Tremont is 8-2 against Flanagan-Cornell since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tremont Turks will be playing at home against the Flanagan-Cornell Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Tremont knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Flanagan-Cornell likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Tremont beat Deer Creek-Mackinaw 57-51. Given the Turks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Chiefs are ranked 521st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Flanagan-Cornell unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to Roanoke-Benson 52-47.
Tremont will have to keep a close watch on Logan Ruddy and Rudra Patel, a pair of players who had a big impact on Flanagan-Cornell's prior game. Ruddy dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards, while Patel posted 12 points and five assists. Ruddy also posted six blocks, which is notable because Flanagan-Cornell is 11-1 when he posts at least five blocks, but 1-4 otherwise. Connor Reed was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.
Tremont is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Flanagan-Cornell, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Tremont couldn't quite finish off Flanagan-Cornell in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 66-63. Thankfully for Tremont, Kesler Collins (who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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