The Urbana Tigers will face off against the MacArthur Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Urbana was able to grind out a solid win over Bloomington, taking the game 66-57. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Purple Raiders are ranked 538th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, MacArthur made off with a 61-60 victory over Hyde Park.
MacArthur has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Urbana, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
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