Preview: Kankakee Valley Kougars vs. Hanover Central Wildcats
Kankakee Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hanover Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Kankakee Valley scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They secured a 83-77 W over Calumet New Tech. The victory was just what Kankakee Valley needed coming off of a 97-72 defeat in their prior contest.
Camden Webster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that he pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brady Sampson, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hanover Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 61-50 win over Kouts.
Kankakee Valley's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Hanover Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Kankakee Valley was dealt a bruising 65-31 defeat at the hands of Hanover Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kankakee Valley was down 40-12.
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