The North Greene Spartans will head out on the road to take on the PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
North Greene might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 39-31 to Father McGivney Catholic, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Raiders 70-34. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Raiders are ranked 663rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for North Greene, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
North Greene came up short against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 50-42. Can North Greene avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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