The Sherrard Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Brown County Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Sherrard is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wethersfield just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Flying Geese by a score of 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since November 18, 2023.
Meanwhile, Brown County entered their tilt with Lewistown on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 74-48 margin over the Indians. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Indians are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brown County is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Sherrard, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3.
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