The Stockton Blackhawks will venture away from home to square off against the Warren Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Stockton is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 49-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Galena on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Warren ended up a good deal behind River Ridge/Scales Mound on Tuesday and lost 56-41. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 517th, while the Wildcats are ranked 157th).
Stockton's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Warren, they dropped their record down to 5-12 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Stockton was able to grind out a solid victory over Warren in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 52-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stockton 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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