Batavia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 51-43 to the DeKalb Barbs. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Barbs are ranked 77th).
Batavia's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for DeKalb, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.
Batavia has already played their next game (against East Peoria), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. DeKalb is taking a road trip to face off against Naperville North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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