Preview: Rauner Wildcats vs. Proviso East Pirates
Rauner has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Proviso East Pirates at 9:30 a.m. Rauner will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 480th, while Proviso East is ranked 121st).
Last Friday, Rauner escaped with a win against Rowe-Clark by the margin of a single free throw, 39-38.
Meanwhile, Proviso East pushed their score all the way to 66 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 76-66 to Chicago Mt. Carmel.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Isaiah Pickens , who scored 22 points. The contest was his third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joaquin Dixon, who scored 16 points.
Rauner's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.73 points. As for Proviso East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
