Drive to Play Sauk Valley in Potential Clincher Sunday

Published on March 2, 2012 under Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Central Illinois Drive News Release


Bloomington, IL, 3/2/12 - The Central Illinois Drive, presented by Sonic, have a chance to clinch the Central Conference when they play the Sauk Valley Predators in Bloomington on Sunday at 3:05 pm. The Drive are 14-0 on the season while the Predators are 7-5. The game is the fourth of five between the two and the Drive have won the first three.

With one more win the Drive can claim the Central Conference regular season title. They have a record of 14-0 while second place Sauk Valley is 7-5 and third place Chicago is 6-6. If the Drive were to only win one more game and Sauk Valley won the rest of their games, then they would both stand at 15-5. Because the Drive have already claimed the season series with Sauk Valley (3-0) the Drive hold the tie breaker. Chicago would only go to 14-6 if they won out. Since the Drive are playing Sauk Valley, they will have the chance to claim the conference title at home against the second place team. Their fate is in their hands.

Last Sunday Central Illinois beat the St. Louis Phoenix 93-80 on the road. Rodney Edgerson had 20 points and Jemal Farmer had 15.The team shot 50.7%. Central Illinois got out to a 17-10 lead in the 1st quarter. They extended the lead in the 2nd with a quarter score of 33-25. They were up 50-35 at halftime. The Phoenix outscored the Drive 26-22 in the 3rd but Central Illinois still led 72-61. The Drive led the 4th quarter scoring 21-19 and took home the win to wrap up the road trip.

Last Saturday Sauk Valley beat St. Louis at home 103-94. The game was tied 24-24 after the opening quarter but then the Predators took off and never looked back. The Phoenix had a nice 4th quarter but could not complete a comeback. Herman Favors, Jereme Richmond, and carlton Fay all had double-doubles. Favors led the scoring with 24 points.

The Drive will travel to Sauk Valley next Saturday to play the Predators one last time in the regular season. The game is scheduled for 6:30 pm. For more on the Central Illinois Drive, visit www.drivehoops.com and visit the Premier Basketball League at www.thepbl.com. All games can be heard on WJBC Online.

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