The Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes will head out on the road to challenge the Byron Tigers at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Marian Central Catholic turned things around against Grant Community last Saturday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 56-43. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 531st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Byron didn't have too much trouble with Hononegah on Saturday as they won 63-48.
The victory got Marian Central Catholic back to even at 8-8. As for Byron, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Marian Central Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Byron in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 73-68 victory. Will Marian Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Byron have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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