Joppa-Maple Grove hasn't had much luck against Agape Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers will take on the Agape Christian Knights in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m.
Joppa-Maple Grove is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 26th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Goreville 88-39. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 696th, while the Blackcats are ranked 138th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Aiden Messer, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Lyle, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Agape Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They claimed a resounding 60-23 win over Dongola.
Agape Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
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