The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will head out to face off against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Sacred Heart-Griffin came up short against Springfield and fell 43-31.
Meanwhile, Taylorville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 54-49 W against the Braves. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Braves are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sacred Heart-Griffin's defeat dropped their record down to 15-15. As for Taylorville, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
Sacred Heart-Griffin took their win against Taylorville when the teams last played back in February of 2021 by a conclusive 56-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart-Griffin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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