The Galena Pirates will take on the Lena-Winslow Panthers in a tournament on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Galena is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since November 27th on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Orion, sneaking past 46-43. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Pirates' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Chargers are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Lena-Winslow came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 63-57 win over the Cardinals.
Lena-Winslow is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Galena, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Galena was able to grind out a solid win over Lena-Winslow when the teams last played back in December of 2021, winning 41-31. Does Galena have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lena-Winslow turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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