Tremont and Lexington are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Tremont Turks will challenge the Lexington Minutemen at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Tremont knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Lexington likes a good challenge.
If Tremont beats Lexington with 77 points on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Tremont walked away with a 77-67 win over Fisher on Saturday. Given the Turks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Bunnies are ranked 509th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lexington waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They enjoyed a cozy 63-47 victory over the Mustangs.
Tremont is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Lexington, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Tremont didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lexington in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 67-61 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lexington's Tyler Steffa, who went 7 of 11 en route to 21 points and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tremont still be able to contain Steffa? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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