Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Arlington Heights

Yellowjackets

Previous Games

01/24/25 @ Polytechnic	75-49
01/21/25 @ Paschal	58-57
01/17/25 @ North Side	104-37
01/14/25 vs Wyatt	91-68
01/07/25 vs Trimble Tech	105-17
+ 2 more games

Arlington Heights extended their winning streak to seven games thanks to a huge performance from Da'Marcus Jones. The Arlington Heights Yellowjackets put the hurt on the Polytechnic Parrots with a sharp 75-49 victory on Friday thanks in part to Jones, who went 6 for 10 to rack up 15 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (60%).

Mitchell Carpenter was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 11 boards. He has become a key player for Arlington Heights: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least eight rebounds, but 10-11 otherwise.

Arlington Heights pushed their record up to 18-12 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Polytechnic, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.

Arlington Heights has already played their next game, an 82-35 victory against South Hills on the 28th. As for Polytechnic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-46 loss against Wyatt on the 28th.