The Canton Little Giants will challenge the Limestone Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Canton came up short against Washington on Friday, falling 53-31. While losing is never fun, the Little Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Panthers are ranked second).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Allison Wheeler, who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Demler, who scored five points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Limestone came up short against Pekin on Friday and fell 39-32.
Limestone's defeat dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 16-14.
Canton didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Limestone when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 55-49 win. Will Canton repeat their success, or does Limestone have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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