Joliet Central and Yorkville are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Joliet Central Steelmen will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Yorkville Foxes at 6:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Joliet Central came up short against Providence Catholic and fell 58-45. The Steelmen haven't had much luck with the Celtics recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Yorkville won against Romeoville on Thursday with 66 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Yorkville took down Sycamore 66-47. Given the Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Spartans are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yorkville is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Joliet Central, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
Joliet Central was dealt a bruising 60-16 defeat at the hands of Yorkville in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Joliet Central was down 33-13.
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