Rantoul is 0-10 against Urbana since February of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The Rantoul Eagles will square off against the Urbana Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Rantoul is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They took a blow against Mahomet-Seymour, falling 73-33. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 619th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They were beaten by Normal West 59-19.
Rantoul's defeat dropped their record down to 4-25. As for Urbana, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Rantoul couldn't quite finish off Urbana in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 and fell 35-32. Can Rantoul avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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