Basketball Game Preview: Naperville Central Redhawks vs. Lincoln-Way West Warriors

The Naperville Central Redhawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln-Way West took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Naperville Central, who comes in off a win.

Naperville Central took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Bradley-Bourbonnais out 50-48. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Redhawks were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way West unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 66-56 to Lincoln-Way Central.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-5. As for Lincoln-Way West, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

Naperville Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln-Way West in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 48-45. Will Naperville Central repeat their success, or does Lincoln-Way West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.