The Dwight Trojans will square off against the Henry-Senachwine Mallards at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Dwight will be strutting in after a victory while Henry-Senachwine will be coming in after a defeat.
Dwight will bounce into Monday's game after beating Newark, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Dwight simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Newark 55-26. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Norsemen are ranked 658th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Henry-Senachwine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 31-25 heartbreaker at the hands of St. Bede.
Henry-Senachwine's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Dwight, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Dwight beat Henry-Senachwine 38-31 when the teams last played last Thursday. Will Dwight repeat their success, or does Henry-Senachwine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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