The Crystal Lake South Gators will face off against the Hampshire Whip-Purs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crystal Lake South has three straight wins, Hampshire has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Hampshire heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Crystal Lake South took over last week. Crystal Lake South enjoyed a cozy 71-53 victory over Woodstock North on Saturday. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Thunder are ranked 667th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hampshire suffered their closest loss since November 26, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Crystal Lake Central by a score of 43-40.
Crystal Lake South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Hampshire, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Crystal Lake South strolled past Hampshire in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 63-44. Does Crystal Lake South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hampshire turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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