Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Rolling Meadows

Mustangs

Previous 6 Games

02/28/25 vs Palatine	53-40
02/26/25 vs South Elgin	60-23
02/19/25 vs Fremd	69-62
02/15/25 vs Unity Christian Academy	68-41
02/14/25 vs Buffalo Grove	75-42
02/11/25 @ Glenbrook North	61-41

Rolling Meadows had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They walked away with a 53-40 win over the Palatine Pirates. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Pirates are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rolling Meadows pushed their record up to 28-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Palatine, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-14.

Looking ahead, Rolling Meadows will challenge Stevenson at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palatine does not have any more games scheduled as of now.