A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers take on the Wildcats at 7:00 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 matchup.
Elmwood Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 67 points on Monday, they were much more limited against Schaumburg on Tuesday. They came up short against the Saxons, falling 55-30. 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 467th, while the Saxons are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, West Chicago came up short against Addison Trail on Tuesday and fell 63-55.
Elmwood Park has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 16 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season. As for West Chicago, their loss dropped their record down to 10-17.
Elmwood Park ended up a good deal behind West Chicago in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, losing 43-29. Can Elmwood Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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