The Manual Rams will venture away from home to take on the Peoria Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Manual has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Peoria will arrive with five straight wins.
Manual saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell just short of Morton by a score of 53-51. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Potters are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Peoria was able to grind out a solid victory over Danville on Monday, taking the game 50-40.
Manual's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10. As for Peoria, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-6.
Manual didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Peoria when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 47-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manual since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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