The Clark County Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Illini West Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clark County is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Clark County came up short against Canton and fell 57-46. While losing is never fun, Clark County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while Canton is ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, Illini West had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They strolled past Astoria/VIT with points to spare, taking the game 59-44.
Clark County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Illini West, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Clark County beat Illini West 52-43 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clark County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
