The Galena Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Stockton Blackhawks at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Galena has three straight wins, Stockton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Galena didn't have too much breathing room in their game against River Ridge, but they still walked away with a 51-47 victory.
Meanwhile, Stockton played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Warren 68-37. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 587th, while the Warriors are ranked 203rd).
Galena has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Stockton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Galena couldn't quite finish off Stockton when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 38-35. Can Galena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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