Basketball Game Preview: Naperville North Huskies vs. Jacobs Golden Eagles

The Naperville North Huskies and the Jacobs Golden Eagles will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Thursday, Naperville North was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 48-43 to Geneva. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Vikings are ranked 46th).

Jacobs has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Cary-Grove.

Jacobs' defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Naperville North, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.