The Northtown Pumas will take on the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northtown is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Northtown took a blow against Maine South, falling 70-31. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Hawks are ranked 172nd).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Roosevelt sidestepped Aspira Business and Finance for a 2-0 win. The two-point effort marked the Rough Riders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 3-12. As for Northtown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Northtown against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in December of 2019, as the squad secured a 73-28 win. Does Northtown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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