The Pleasant Hill Wolves will start their season against the Beardstown Tigers. Tip off is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Beardstown is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Pittsfield, falling 60-38. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Saukees are ranked 41st).
Beardstown's loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
As for Pleasant Hill, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (1-0), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.
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