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| 12/11/24 - Away | 72-51 W |
| 01/12/24 - Away | 74-50 W |
| 12/21/23 - Home | 79-59 W |
| 01/13/23 - Home | 55-40 W |
| 11/29/22 - Away | 62-35 W |
| + 5 more games |
Sesser-Valier is 9-1 against Zeigler-Royalton since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sesser-Valier Red Devils just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. Zeigler-Royalton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Sesser-Valier, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Sesser-Valier turned things around against Vienna on Thursday. They skirted past the Eagles 57-54. The win was all the more spectacular given the Red Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 541st, while the Eagles are ranked 251st).
Meanwhile, Zeigler-Royalton played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Christopher 77-40. The Tornadoes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-19.
Sesser-Valier will have to contain River Freeman as he made an impact in Zeigler-Royalton's last game. He went 7 for 12 on his way to 16 points and three steals. That was a full 40% of Zeigler-Royalton's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Rogers, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
With the loss, Zeigler-Royalton broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-10. As for Sesser-Valier, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11.
Everything went Sesser-Valier's way against Zeigler-Royalton in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Sesser-Valier made off with a 72-51 win. Will Sesser-Valier repeat their success, or does Zeigler-Royalton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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