The Midland Timberwolves will venture away from home to challenge the Roanoke-Benson Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Midland has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Roanoke-Benson will arrive with three straight victories.
Midland is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Monmouth United on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Midland came up short against Monmouth United, falling 52-30. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Red Storm are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, Roanoke-Benson hadn't done well against Fieldcrest recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Roanoke-Benson came out on top against Fieldcrest by a score of 61-52.
Midland's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Roanoke-Benson, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Midland came up short against Roanoke-Benson in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 45-37. Can Midland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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