Basketball Game Preview: Farina South Central Cougars vs. Sandoval Blackhawks

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Previous Games

12/19/23 - Home	53-35 W
12/20/22 - Away	80-60 W
12/15/22 - Neutral	58-29 W
12/21/21 - Home	68-58 W
11/26/19 - Home	67-25 W
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Farina South Central has gone 8-2 against Sandoval recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Farina South Central Cougars will challenge the Sandoval Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Farina South Central is headed into Saturday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. Their2024 ended with a 69-53 defeat against Sullivan on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Sandoval might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Edwards County an easy 63-42 victory. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 581st, while the Lions are ranked 150th).

Farina South Central's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Sandoval, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Farina South Central strolled past Sandoval when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 53-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Farina South Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.