Basketball Recap: Waukegan Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

Waukegan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Stevenson Patriots by a score of 67-55. This was a revenge game for the Bulldogs: when they faced off against the Patriots back in January, they had to take a 65-54 loss.

Bulldogs

Previous 6 Games (Home)

02/19/25 vs Stevenson	67-55
02/14/25 vs Zion-Benton	89-50
02/11/25 vs Mundelein	79-47
02/05/25 vs Libertyville	82-53
01/28/25 vs Warren Township	68-65
01/12/25 vs Milwaukee Bradley Tech	63-48

Waukegan's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.7 points over those games. As for Stevenson, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 20-10.

Waukegan and Stevenson should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Waukegan (ranked 53rd) will meet Mundelein (ranked 254th) at 7:00 p.m. on March 5th. Meanwhile, Stevenson will challenge Wheeling at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday up 356 places (40 vs. 396).