Ashton-Franklin Center hasn't had much luck against Eastland recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders will head out to take on the Eastland Cougars at 6:45 p.m. Ashton-Franklin Center has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Ashton-Franklin Center is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since December 12, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Hiawatha by a score of 60-57.
Meanwhile, Eastland waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Missiles 56-16. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Missiles are ranked 614th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastland pushed their record up to 23-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points over those games. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, their loss dropped their record down to 7-21.
Ashton-Franklin Center took a serious blow against Eastland in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 75-31. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ashton-Franklin Center was down 46-14.
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