Meridian lost against Tuscola back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Meridian Hawks were dealt a 71-35 defeat at the hands of the Tuscola Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Warriors are ranked 174th).
This is the second loss in a row for Meridian and nudges their season record down to 11-17. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 15-11 Clinton (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 67.7% over those games). As for Tuscola, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which somehow still isn't as good as their 21-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Meridian and Clinton will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. As for Tuscola, they will head out to challenge St. Teresa at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for St. Teresa: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Tuscola has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
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