Basketball Game Preview: Lake Forest Scouts vs. Libertyville Wildcats

The Lake Forest Scouts will take on the Libertyville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Lake Forest turned things around against Waukegan on Friday. They snuck past the Bulldogs with a 50-45 victory.

Meanwhile, Libertyville didn't have too much trouble with Zion-Benton on Friday as they won 63-45. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Zee-Bees are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Libertyville's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Lake Forest, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.

Everything went Lake Forest's way against Libertyville in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Lake Forest made off with a 53-32 win. Will Lake Forest repeat their success, or does Libertyville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.