Basketball Game Preview: Waubonsie Valley Warriors vs. Benet Academy Redwings

The Waubonsie Valley Warriors will challenge the Benet Academy Redwings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Waubonsie Valley is coming into the game hot, having won their last 20 games.

Waubonsie Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 57-44 win over Bolingbrook. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Raiders are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Benet Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 42-32.

Waubonsie Valley's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 30-1. As for Benet Academy, their win bumped their record up to 29-2.

Waubonsie Valley skirted past Benet Academy 63-61 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Does Waubonsie Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Benet Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.