The Mather Rangers will be taking part in a tournament against the Alcott Wildcats at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Mather saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell 58-48 to North Shore Country Day. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 590th, while the Raiders are ranked 268th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-43, which was the final score in Alcott's tilt against Lycee Francais de Chicago on Saturday.
Alcott has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season. As for Mather, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Mather beat Alcott 44-36 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does Mather have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alcott turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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