Having just played yesterday, the Barry Western Wildcats will get right back to it and host the Camp Point Central Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard on Friday.
Barry Western fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came out on top against West Prairie by a score of 66-56 on Thursday.
Camp Point Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 67-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]. While losing is never fun, Camp Point Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] is ranked 99th).
Barry Western's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-21. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Camp Point Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.
Barry Western took a serious blow against Camp Point Central when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 62-16. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Barry Western was down 43-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
