The Hoopeston Cornjerkers entered their tilt with the Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Hoopeston took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 64-33 victory over Georgetown-Ridge Farm. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-9.
Leading Hoopeston to victory were Wyatt Eisenman and Mason Rush. Eisenman scored 15 points along with eight steals and five assists, while Rush shot 6-for-9 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Rush pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendrick Sigerill, who scored ten points.
Several Buffaloes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jase Latoz, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was J.J. Hall, who scored seven points.
Hoopeston's win bumped their record up to 19-10. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-23 record this season.
Hoopeston will be playing in front of their home fans against Chrisman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoopeston has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm, they will head out on the road to take on Armstrong at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Armstrong and three for Georgetown-Ridge Farm.
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