Having just played yesterday, the O'Fallon Panthers will jump right back in to play the Freeburg Midgets at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. O'Fallon will be strutting in after a win while Freeburg will be coming in after a defeat.
O'Fallon's tournament run continued when they took on Okawville on Saturday. The Panthers wrapped up 2025 with a 48-34 victory over the Rockets. The Panthers have beaten the Rockets the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rockets has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Freeburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Breese Central an easy 60-34 win. While losing is never fun, the Midgets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Cougars are ranked first).
O'Fallon's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Freeburg, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
Everything went O'Fallon's way against Freeburg in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as O'Fallon made off with a 64-43 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad 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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