The Kenwood Broncos's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Nazareth Academy Roadrunners at 6:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Kenwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven contests -- so hopefully Nazareth Academy likes a good challenge.
With a playoff game on the line, Kenwood rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They snuck past the Dolphins with a 57-52 victory.
Kenwood relied on the efforts of Talya Tillman, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, and Ariella Henigan, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds. Henigan has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times she's played. Grace Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Meanwhile, Nazareth Academy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 18 straight wins but they left with 19. They secured a 44-40 W over Lyons. Given Nazareth Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Lyons is ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kenwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Nazareth Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 29-3.
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