The Orangeville Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the South Beloit Sobos at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Orangeville has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while South Beloit will arrive with three straight wins.
Orangeville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Forreston on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Orangeville was dealt a 67-34 defeat at the hands of Forreston. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 695th, while the Cardinals are ranked 326th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for South Beloit against Harvest Christian Academy on Friday as the squad secured a 72-45 victory. The Sobos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
South Beloit pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Orangeville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-21.
Orangeville was taken down by South Beloit 44-12 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Orangeville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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