Basketball Game Preview: St. Charles East Fighting Saints vs. Geneva Vikings

St. Charles East is 2-8 against Geneva since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will face off against the Geneva Vikings at 2:45 p.m. St. Charles East will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

St. Charles East can't be too worried about heading out to take on Geneva: they just beat Batavia at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. St. Charles East blew past Batavia 56-24 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Geneva came up short against Wheaton North on Thursday and fell 50-42. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

St. Charles East is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-18.

Everything came up roses for St. Charles East against Geneva when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 72-44 win. In that match, St. Charles East amassed a halftime lead of 47-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.