The Lakes Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Niles West Wolves at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakes will be strutting in after a win while Niles West will be coming in after a loss.
Lakes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 67-40 victory over Bulls College Prep. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Eagles have posted since November 25th.
Meanwhile, Niles West came up short against Hoffman Estates on Friday and fell 62-51. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Hawks are ranked 130th).
Lakes' victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Niles West, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Lakes came up short against Niles West in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 56-50. Can Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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