The LeRoy Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Flanagan-Cornell Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. LeRoy will be strutting in after a win while Flanagan-Cornell will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, LeRoy beat Woodland 51-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Flanagan-Cornell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 67-57 to Fieldcrest. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Knights are ranked 155th).
LeRoy will need to focus on slowing down Seth Jones, one of several Flanagan-Cornell players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds Jones has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Logan Ruddy, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards.
Flanagan-Cornell now has a losing record at 13-14. As for LeRoy, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8.
LeRoy came up short against Flanagan-Cornell in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 60-52. Thankfully for LeRoy, Kesler Collins (who went 9 for 15 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and five 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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