A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Manteno Panthers take on the Herscher Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Manteno has 14 straight wins, Herscher has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Monday, Manteno humbled Newark with a 51-20 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Herscher lost to Watseka/Milford at home by a 49-32 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Warriors are ranked 147th).
Manteno pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Herscher, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Manteno was able to grind out a solid win over Herscher in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 40-30. Will Manteno repeat their success, or does Herscher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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