The Kaneland Knights will square off against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Kaneland sitting on 13 straight victories and Taylorville on three.
Last Wednesday, Kaneland blew past Hancock, posting a 73-27 win. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Taylorville). They simply couldn't be stopped last Saturday as they easily beat St. Teresa 70-39. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 642nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Taylorville now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Kaneland, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
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