The McHenry Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Crystal Lake Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McHenry has seven straight victories, Crystal Lake Central has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
McHenry will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Jacobs, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. McHenry came out on top against Jacobs by a score of 55-45 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake Central came up short against Central on Friday and fell 61-50. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Rockets are ranked 84th).
McHenry is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Crystal Lake Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Everything came up roses for McHenry against Crystal Lake Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 70-29 win. In that game, McHenry amassed a halftime lead of 43-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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