The Ridgeview Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the El Paso-Gridley Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Ridgeview is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cissna Park on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ridgeview was outmatched by Cissna Park on the road and fell 61-14. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, El Paso-Gridley entered their contest against Roanoke-Benson on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. El Paso-Gridley fell 43-33 to Roanoke-Benson.
The defeat snapped Ridgeview's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for El Paso-Gridley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Ridgeview came up short against El Paso-Gridley in their previous meeting back in January, falling 41-28. Can Ridgeview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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