The Andrew Thunderbolts will venture away from home to face off against the Stagg Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Andrew came up short against Lincoln-Way Central and fell 64-51. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbolts in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Stagg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 26th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Homewood-Flossmoor 67-38. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 536th, while the Vikings are ranked sixth).
Andrew's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Stagg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-25.
Andrew came out on top in a nail-biter against Stagg in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 40-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Andrew 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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