Basketball Game Preview: Bolingbrook Raiders vs. Oswego East Wolves
By Team Reports
Feb 5, 2025, 1:33am
Basketball Preview: Bolingbrook Raiders vs. Oswego East Wolves
The Bolingbrook Raiders will head out to face off against the Oswego East Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bolingbrook took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They breezed by Oswego to the tune of 65-28. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Oswego East entered their game against Plainfield North on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Oswego East fell to Plainfield North 72-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (58), the Wolves still had to take the loss.
Bolingbrook is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Oswego East, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-10.
Bolingbrook didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Oswego East when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 61-57 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bolingbrook since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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