The Clark Eagles will face off against the Manley Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Clark faced off against Curie on Thursday. Clark took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Curie. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Condors are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Manley sidestepped Jones for a 45-43 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Manley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Clark, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Clark came up short against Manley when the teams last played back in January of 2016, falling 63-58. Thankfully for Clark, Lamar Crenshaw (who shot 6-for-11 from long range and dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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