The Prairie Central Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Monticello Sages at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Prairie Central is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Prairie Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against St. Joseph-Ogden on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Prairie Central had to suffer through a 68-36 loss at the hands of St. Joseph-Ogden. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Spartans are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Monticello suffered their biggest defeat since December 10, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Paxton-Buckley-Loda, falling 46-25. The game marked the Sages' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Prairie Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Monticello, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.
Prairie Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Monticello in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 45-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prairie Central since the team 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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