The Columbia Eagles will face off against the Madison Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbia has five straight victories, Madison has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Saturday, Columbia got the win against Cahokia by a conclusive 71-49. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Comanches are ranked 336th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Eddie Smajic and C'narri Griffin. Smajic had a great game and posted 25 points. Meanwhile, Griffin did his best for the losing side, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-37, which was the final score in Madison's tilt against Granite City on Saturday.
Columbia's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
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