Basketball Game Preview: Grayslake Central Rams vs. Lakes Eagles

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Previous Games

01/31/24 - Home	65-31 W
12/15/23 - Away	61-31 W
02/01/23 - Away	60-33 W
12/16/22 - Home	44-37 W
02/02/22 - Away	47-37 W
+ 5 more games

Grayslake Central has gone 9-1 against Lakes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Grayslake Central Rams will look to defend their home court against the Lakes Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Grayslake Central will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

On Monday, Grayslake Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Marian Central Catholic, taking the game 53-45. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lakes beat Deerfield 48-42 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Grayslake Central is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Lakes, the win got them back to even at 8-8.

Everything came up roses for Grayslake Central against Lakes in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 65-31 victory. In that contest, Grayslake Central amassed a halftime lead of 39-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.