Manual has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-69 heartbreaker at the hands of the Rock Island Rocks. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Rocks are ranked 13th).
Manual's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Rock Island, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home.
Manual will face off against Normal Community at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Rock Island, they will challenge Galesburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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