Altamont Indians #4 in Latest 1A Rankings, Set to Try for 11th Straight Win

One month after their last loss on December 17, the Altamont Indians will try to reach 11 straight wins when they host Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City on Tuesday night. The Indians also head into the game as the current #4 ranked team in Class 1A according to the Associated Press rankings. Altamont received the #4 ranking, up from the 10^th spot the week before, prior to their 61-43 win on Friday night over North Clay who was the 14^th ranked vote getter last week. Altamont sits behind #1 Jacksonville Routt, #2 Decatur LSA and #3 Pecatonica in the Top 10 and made the largest jump in the poll with their 6 spot improvement. After Tuesday night’s game, the Indians will take a six day break before the National Trail Conference Tournament gets underway and the top-seeded Indians play their quarterfinal game on Tuesday, January 24 against the winner of the tournament’s play-in game between #8 seed Neoga and #9 seed CHBC.