The Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes are taking a road trip to face off against the Hoopeston Cornjerkers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 72-31 loss at the hands of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 696th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 124th).
Meanwhile, Hoopeston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 63-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Watseka. While the Cornjerkers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 11-6 in the first quarter.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-24 record this season. As for Hoopeston, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm took a serious blow against Hoopeston in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 64-33. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Georgetown-Ridge Farm was down 42-9.
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