The Princeton Tigers will square off against the Alleman Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Princeton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Princeton challenged Erie-Prophetstown last Monday. Princeton came out on top against Erie-Prophetstown by a score of 46-33. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Panthers are ranked 479th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Alleman had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Storm 54-26. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Alleman is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Princeton, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
Princeton suffered a grim 60-35 defeat to Alleman in their previous matchup back in January. Can Princeton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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