St. Thomas More hasn't had much luck against Pontiac recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The St. Thomas More Sabers will square off against the Pontiac Indians at 7:00 p.m.
St. Thomas More is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Monticello on Friday. St. Thomas More took a 46-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monticello. While losing is never fun, the Sabers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Sages are ranked 257th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pontiac, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They strolled past Rantoul with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 60-45. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Pontiac's victory bumped their record up to 10-17. As for St. Thomas More, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-18.
St. Thomas More was taken down by Pontiac 71-35 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can St. Thomas More avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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