The Mendota Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Newman Central Catholic Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mendota has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 20.
Mendota is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hall on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mendota had to suffer through a 53-24 loss at the hands of Hall. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 594th, while the Red Devils are ranked 254th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Newman Central Catholic against Oregon on Tuesday as the team secured a 56-29 victory. The Comets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Newman Central Catholic is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Mendota, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Mendota was dealt a bruising 56-18 loss at the hands of Newman Central Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Mendota avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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