The Brown County Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Illini West Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Brown County will be strutting in after a win while Illini West will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Brown County blew past Rushville-Industry, posting a 69-41 victory. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Illini West was beaten by Quincy Notre Dame 63-31 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Raiders are ranked 11th).
Brown County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Illini West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-12.
Brown County beat Illini West 53-44 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brown County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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