The Taylorville Tornadoes will square off against the MacArthur Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Taylorville beat Springfield 63-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tornadoes.
Meanwhile, MacArthur had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 69-60.
MacArthur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Taylorville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Everything came up roses for Taylorville against MacArthur when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 74-29 win. In that game, Taylorville amassed a halftime lead of 52-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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