The Princeton Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Princeton is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Princeton and Hall, and Princeton kept the tradition alive. The Tigers skirted past the Red Devils 41-39. The final result isn’t all that surprising considering the Tigers’ considerable advantage in MaxPreps’ Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Red Devils are ranked 315th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Erie-Prophetstown). They really took it to Mendota for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-25 win. The Panthers have beaten the Trojans the last three times they’ve met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.
Princeton’s record is now 13-0. As for Erie-Prophetstown, their record now sits at 9-6.
Princeton was able to grind out a solid victory over Erie-Prophetstown when the teams last played back in February of 2025, winning 46-33. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
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