The Trico Pioneers will square off against the Woodlawn Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Trico will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Steeleville, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Trico walked away with a 43-35 victory over Steeleville on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, Woodlawn had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 63-41 win. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Indians are ranked 593rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trico's victory bumped their record up to 8-20. As for Woodlawn, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.
Trico ended up a good deal behind Woodlawn when the teams last played back in December of 2024, losing 40-26. Will Trico have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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