The Mendota Trojans will square off against the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mendota has four straight victories, Aurora Central Catholic has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Mendota is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since December 26, 2024 on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 59-36 margin over Putnam County. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Panthers are ranked 731st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central Catholic was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 49-48 to Parkview Christian Academy.
Aurora Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-27. As for Mendota, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-8.
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