Basketball Game Preview: LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers vs. Sycamore Spartans

LaSalle-Peru and Sycamore are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Sycamore Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

LaSalle-Peru saw some tournament action on Friday. They took a hard 56-40 fall against Lincoln-Way Central. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Sycamore's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 82-63 to Waukegan. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Spartans still had to take the loss.

LaSalle-Peru's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Sycamore, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.

LaSalle-Peru took their win against Sycamore when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 63-38. Will LaSalle-Peru repeat their success, or does Sycamore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.