The South County Vipers will square off against the Liberty Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
South County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Routt Catholic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Vipers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Rockets are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Liberty came up short against Brown County on Monday and fell 60-47.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for South County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.
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