The Bremen Braves and the Ridgewood Rebels will round out the year against one another at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday at. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
On December 8th, Bremen was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to Argo. Bremen has not had much luck with Argo recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Ridgewood suffered a tough 49-25 defeat at the hands of ITW David Speer Academy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Ridgewood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while ITW David Speer Academy is ranked 133rd).
Bremen has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Ridgewood, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 4-8.
Bremen came up short against Ridgewood in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 33-27. Can Bremen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.