Having just played yesterday, the Tremont Turks will head out on the road to face off against the Olympia Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tremont has seven straight wins, Olympia has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Tremont beat Havana 57-53.
Meanwhile, Olympia played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Tri-Valley and fell 64-32. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 476th, while the Vikings are ranked 116th).
Tremont is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Olympia, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Tremont beat Olympia 50-40 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tremont since the squad 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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