Basketball Game Preview: Evergreen Park Mustangs vs. Shepard Astros

The Evergreen Park Mustangs will head out to take on the Shepard Astros at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Evergreen Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Shepard likes a good challenge.

Evergreen Park is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since November 29, 2024 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hinsdale South as Evergreen Park made off with a 72-48 victory.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Shepard against Kennedy on Tuesday as the squad secured a 78-37 win.

Evergreen Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points over those games. As for Shepard, their victory bumped their record up to 11-16.

Everything went Evergreen Park's way against Shepard when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Evergreen Park made off with a 69-48 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evergreen Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.