The Earlville Red Raiders will take on the Flanagan-Cornell Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Earlville will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Earlville is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Annawan on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Earlville was beaten by Annawan 70-36. The Red Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-16.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flanagan-Cornell). They strolled past Midland with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 70-51. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Flanagan-Cornell's win came from a few key players Earlville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Logan Ruddy, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. Connor Reed was another key player, going 9 of 18 on his way to 21 points along with six assists and six boards.
Flanagan-Cornell's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Earlville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Earlville came out on top in a nail-biter against Flanagan-Cornell when the teams last played back in December of 2023, sneaking past 47-44. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Flanagan-Cornell's Kesler Collins, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Earlville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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