Eureka lost against Tremont back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Eureka Hornets took an 81-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tremont Turks. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Turks are ranked 107th).
Eureka dropped their record down to 11-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Tremont, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Eureka has already played their next game (against Heyworth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Tremont will face off against Deer Creek-Mackinaw at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Tremont knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Deer Creek-Mackinaw likes a good challenge.
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