Basketball Recap: Palatine Picks Up Sixth Straight Win on the Road

Palatine hadn't done well against Barrington recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Palatine Pirates sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 33-31 victory over the Barrington Fillies/Broncos. This was a revenge game for the Pirates: when they faced off against the Fillies/Broncos back in December of 2024, they had to take a 42-34 defeat.

Pirates

Previous 6 Games (Away)

01/17/25 @ Barrington	33-31
01/10/25 @ Schaumburg	55-20
01/07/25 @ Conant	46-29
12/27/24 @ West Aurora	51-42
12/20/24 @ Hoffman Estates	72-26
12/09/24 @ New Trier	50-49

Palatine's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-10. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Barrington, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.

The future could be bright for both Palatine and Barrington: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Palatine will look to extend Grant Community's nine-game losing streak when the meet at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Barrington will try to hand Larkin their seventh-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.