Basketball: Big day for Princeton girls and boys

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It’s been a big year for both the Princeton girls and boys basketball teams.

It promises to be a big day for both Saturday.

The Princeton girls will square off against Sherrard in a key Three Rivers crossover. The Tigresses, who are ranked No. 9 in Class 2A, check in at 22-2, the second most wins in school history. Sherrard stands 17-5, 8-1 atop the Three Rivers West and is receiving votes in the state rankings.

Both teams should gain the top sub-sectional seeds and be favored at their respective regionals feeding into the Orion Sectional.

The Tigers, who are the No. 1 ranked boys team in Class 2A and now undefeated in 24 games, will welcome Normal U-High (16-7) out of the Central State 8 Conference. It will be the first meeting between the Tigers and Pioneers in 20 years.

Game time is 7 p.m.

The long day of hoops at Prouty Gym tips off at 9 a.m. with the freshmen girls tournament, followed by the sophomore girls at 12:30 p.m. and the sophomore boys at 5:30 p.m.