Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln-Way East Griffins vs. Brother Rice Crusaders
By Team Reports
Jan 11, 2025, 1:47am
Basketball Preview: Lincoln-Way East Griffins vs. Brother Rice Crusaders
Having just played yesterday, the Lincoln-Way East Griffins will jump right back in to play the Brother Rice Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Lincoln-Way East is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2024 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 68-41 loss at the hands of Homewood-Flossmoor. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Vikings are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Brother Rice earned a 51-42 win over De La Salle on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Brother Rice's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for Lincoln-Way East, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Lincoln-Way East couldn't quite finish off Brother Rice in their previous matchup back in November of 2018 and fell 61-58. Can Lincoln-Way East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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