The Prairie Central Hawks will challenge the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Prairie Central and 14 for Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
On Monday, Prairie Central ended up a good deal behind Illinois Valley Central and lost 57-38. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 469th, while the Grey Ghosts are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, Paxton-Buckley-Loda played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 66-16 loss at the hands of Bloomington Central Catholic. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-11.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda's defeat dropped their record down to 2-23. As for Prairie Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
Prairie Central came up short against Paxton-Buckley-Loda in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 40-35. Will Prairie Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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