The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will take on the Urbana Tigers in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sacred Heart-Griffin has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, Sacred Heart-Griffin made easy work of Peoria Notre Dame and carried off a 62-36 win.
Meanwhile, Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Herrin. While losing is never fun, Urbana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Herrin is ranked 42nd).
Urbana now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Sacred Heart-Griffin came up short against Urbana in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 83-71. Will Sacred Heart-Griffin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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