The Granite City Warriors will head out to square off against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Granite City has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Althoff Catholic will arrive with five straight wins.
Granite City came up short against Staunton on Saturday, falling 64-43. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 179th).
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic hadn't done well against Collinsville recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Althoff Catholic came out on top against Collinsville by a score of 66-59.
Granite City's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Althoff Catholic, their record now sits at 18-4.
Granite City came up short against Althoff Catholic in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 66-55. Can Granite City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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