Arcola is 2-7 against Neoga since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Arcola Purple Riders will look to defend their home court against the Neoga Indians at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arcola has three straight wins, Neoga has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Arcola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Unity Christian with a sharp 70-45 victory on Monday. The Purple Riders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-39, which was the final score in Neoga's tilt against Teutopolis on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Wooden Shoes are ranked 45th).
Neoga's loss dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Arcola, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
Arcola didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Neoga when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 59-53 victory. Does Arcola have another victory up their sleeve, or will Neoga turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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