The Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers will head out to challenge the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Pulaski has seven straight victories, St. Joseph-Ogden has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Mt. Pulaski didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Illini Central/Greenview, but they still walked away with a 36-30 win. The 36-point effort marked the Hilltoppers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden lost to Salt Fork at home by a 57-41 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Storm are ranked 90th).
Mt. Pulaski pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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