Basketball Game Preview: Calvary Saints vs. Lincolnwood Lancers

Calvary has gone 6-1 against Lincolnwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Calvary Saints will venture away from home to face off against the Lincolnwood Lancers at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Calvary's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.

Calvary is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Mt. Pulaski to the tune of 88-51 on Tuesday. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Josiah Reynolds

Points

02/11/25 vs Mt. Pulaski	31
02/07/25 @ Nokomis	17
02/04/25 @ Edinburg	14
02/01/25 @ Richwoods	3
01/31/25 @ Lutheran	13
+ 21 more games

Josiah Reynolds had an outrageously good game as he went 11-for-20 on his way to 31 points and three steals. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Joshua Long, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine assists.

Calvary was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Lincolnwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Brownstown/St. Elmo. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lancers have suffered since December 21, 2024.

Calvary is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 39.8% in those games and 28.1% outside of them. As for Lincolnwood, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.

Calvary beat Lincolnwood 61-48 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.