Basketball Recap: Lake Forest's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Tuesday

Lake Forest won the last time they faced Vernon Hills and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lake Forest Scouts walked away with a 46-38 victory over the Vernon Hills Cougars. Given the Scouts' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Cougars are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Scouts

Previous 2 Games

01/21/25 vs Vernon Hills	46-38
01/18/25 @ Rockford Auburn	60-55

The win made it two in a row for Lake Forest and bumps their season record up to 12-7. As for Vernon Hills, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Forest has already played their next contest (against Warren Township), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Vernon Hills will be playing in front of their home fans against Niles West at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Vernon Hills is facing Niles West at the right time seeing as Niles West is stuck on a three-game losing streak.