Basketball Game Preview: Arlington Heights Yellowjackets vs. North Side Steers

vs

Previous Games

02/06/24 - Away	101-22 W
01/12/24 - Home	83-39 W
02/07/23 - Home	61-33 W
01/13/23 - Away	70-26 W
02/15/22 - Home	66-21 W
+ 5 more games

Arlington Heights has gone 10-0 against North Side recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Arlington Heights Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the North Side Steers at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Arlington Heights' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests.

Arlington Heights will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Wyatt, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Arlington Heights blew past Wyatt 91-68 on Tuesday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Chaparrals are ranked 1147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely North Side's strategy against Trimble Tech on Tuesday. North Side strolled past Trimble Tech with points to spare, taking the game 53-37.

Arlington Heights pushed their record up to 15-12 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for North Side, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-14.

Everything came up roses for Arlington Heights against North Side in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 101-22 victory. Does Arlington Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Side turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.