Having just played yesterday, the Ottawa Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Streator Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ottawa has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Streator will arrive with three straight wins.
On Friday, Ottawa came up short against Sycamore and fell 51-42. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Spartans are ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Streator). They blew past Lisle 71-33 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Streator pushed their record up to 22-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points over those games. As for Ottawa, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Ottawa strolled past Streator in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a score of 54-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ottawa since the squad 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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