Basketball Game Preview: Latin Romans vs. Chicago Hope Academy

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Previous Games

02/15/24 - Neutral	55-36 W
01/17/24 - Away	59-46 W
11/18/22 - Home	55-47 W
11/22/21 - Neutral	47-29 W
01/31/20 - Home	85-60 W
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Latin is a perfect 7-0 against Chicago Hope Academy since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Latin Romans will square off against Chicago Hope Academy at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Latin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 52-13 victory over Holy Trinity. The win was nothing new for the Romans as they're now sitting on six straight.

Meanwhile, Chicago Hope Academy was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Ogden International 66-28. Given Chicago Hope Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while Ogden International is ranked 597th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Chicago Hope Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points over those games. As for Latin, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Latin strolled past Chicago Hope Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 55-36. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chicago Hope Academy's Amoria Allen, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Latin still be able to contain Allen? There's only one way to find out.