The Tolono Unity Rockets entered their tilt with the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Tolono Unity walked away with a 36-28 win over Illinois Valley Central on Thursday. This was payback for Tolono Unity, who suffered a 40-29 loss the last time these two teams met.
Raegen Stringer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with five assists and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Tolono Unity's points. Another player making a difference was Claire Meharry, who scored six points.
Tolono Unity is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Illinois Valley Central, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-12.
Tolono Unity will head out on the road to square off against Pleasant Plains at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Pleasant Plains will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak. As for Illinois Valley Central, they will be playing at home against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday.
