The Granite City Warriors will take on the Beardstown Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Granite City turned things around against Greenfield/Northwestern on Monday. They snuck past the Tigers with a 36-31 victory.
Meanwhile, Beardstown posted their biggest win since November 20, 2024 on Monday. They claimed a resounding 54-22 victory over Metro-East Lutheran. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Knights are ranked 668th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win snapped Beardstown's losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 11-14 record. As for Granite City, their victory bumped their record up to 9-14.
Granite City beat Beardstown 39-31 when the teams last played back in January of 2020. Does Granite City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beardstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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