Basketball Preview: Cedar Park Timberwolves vs. Elgin Wildcats
Cedar Park has gone 4-0 against Elgin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cedar Park Timberwolves will take on the Elgin Wildcats in a tournament on Thursday. Cedar Park is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Cedar Park's tournament run continued when they took on Hendrickson on Saturday. Cedar Park escaped with a win against Hendrickson by the margin of a single free throw, 50-49.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Elgin challenged Hyde Park on Saturday. Elgin took their contest with ease, bagging a 67-33 win over Hyde Park. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Elgin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Cedar Park, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Cedar Park won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February of 2018, slipping by Elgin 50-49. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Elgin's De'Clayvin Simmons, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Cedar Park to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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