Basketball Game Preview: Kelvyn Park Panthers vs. Legal Prep

The Kelvyn Park Panthers will face off against Legal Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kelvyn Park has three straight wins, Legal Prep has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

If Kelvyn Park beats Legal Prep with 48 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Kelvyn Park blew past Spry Community Links 48-16 on Thursday. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.

Legal Prep might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Little Village, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, Legal Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while Little Village is ranked 249th).

Kelvyn Park's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-6. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Legal Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.

Kelvyn Park beat Legal Prep 63-54 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Does Kelvyn Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Legal Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.