After both having extra time off, the Schlarman Hilltoppers and the Iroquois West Raiders will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Schlarman is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Schlarman was outmatched by Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin and fell 66-33. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Iroquois West, as they earned their first road win of the season. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 51-35 win over Watseka last Friday.
Iroquois West picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 5-8. As for Schlarman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Schlarman didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Iroquois West in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 69-64 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Schlarman since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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