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| 02/08/24 - Away | 41-39 W |
| 02/09/23 - Home | 51-47 W |
| 12/02/21 - Home | 20-60 L |
| 02/24/21 - Away | 50-53 L |
| 02/10/21 - Home | 49-46 W |
| + 5 more games |
Greenville and Hillsboro are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Greenville Comets will square off against the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Greenville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Gillespie on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Greenville took a blow against Gillespie, falling 60-32. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Miners are ranked 162nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsboro). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 71-44 victory over Vandalia. The win continues a trend for the Hiltoppers in their matchups with the Vandals: they've now won five in a row.
Hillsboro's victory bumped their record up to 18-9. As for Greenville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season.
Greenville came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillsboro when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 41-39. Does Greenville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
