River Ridge hasn't had much luck against Scales Mound recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The River Ridge Wildcats will face off against the Scales Mound Hornets at 7:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It was a proper cat-fight when River Ridge faced off against Eastland on Monday. River Ridge lost 70-44 to Eastland. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Cougars are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Scales Mound came up short against South Beloit on Monday and fell 71-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (62), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
This is the second loss in a row for River Ridge and nudges their season record down to 9-12. As for Scales Mound, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
River Ridge took a serious blow against Scales Mound in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 72-44. Thankfully for River Ridge, Thomas Hereau (who went 8 of 16 on his way to 21 points along with six assists and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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