The King Jaguars will square off against the Dyett Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It was a proper cat-fight when King duked it out withLincoln Park on Wednesday. King lost to Lincoln Park on the road by a 52-36 margin.
Janyla Lee was King's leading scorer, having posted four points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Dyett's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a blow against Crane Medical, falling 64-32. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Cougars are ranked 109th).
King will have to contain Keyanna Sanderson as she made an impact in Dyett's last game. She posted 19 points along with five boards and three steals. The contest was Sanderson's eighth in a row with at least ten points.
King's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8. As for Dyett, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
Everything came up roses for King against Dyett when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 49-21 victory. Will King repeat their success, or does Dyett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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