The Flora Wolves will take on the Wayne City Indians at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Flora is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Teutopolis on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Flora was beaten by Teutopolis 68-25. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Wooden Shoes are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Wayne City came into Tuesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Eldorado by a score of 46-33 on Tuesday.
Flora has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which is still a better percentage than their 4-17 record this season. As for Wayne City, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
Flora came up short against Wayne City in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 43-32. Thankfully for Flora, Greenlea Vaughan (who went 9 for 22 on her way to 23 points in addition to six boards and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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