Manual is 8-0 against Urbana since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Manual Rams will head out on the road to take on the Urbana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Manual has three straight victories, Urbana has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Manual didn't have too much trouble with Mt. Vernon on the road as they won 57-43.
Meanwhile, Urbana pushed their score all the way to 60 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to Mahomet-Seymour. Urbana has not had much luck with Mahomet-Seymour recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Manual has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Urbana, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-11.
Everything came up roses for Manual against Urbana in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 73-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manual since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
