The Riverdale Rams and the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Riverdale saw some tournament action on Friday. They walked away with a 46-38 victory over Olympia. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Spartans are ranked 472nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart-Griffin had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against El Paso-Gridley by a score of 49-41 on Friday.
Riverdale's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
Riverdale was dealt a bruising 49-21 defeat at the hands of Sacred Heart-Griffin when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Riverdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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