The McCluer North Stars will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the East St. Louis Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
McCluer North is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since February 3rd on Tuesday. They lost 81-56 to Chaminade. The Stars haven't had much luck with the Red Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, East St. Louis entered their game against Normandy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East St. Louis took a 70-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Normandy. The Flyers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite their defeat, East St. Louis saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Arlandis Brown, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Lawson Bynum, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, East St. Louis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
McCluer North didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against East St. Louis in their previous meeting back in December of 2014, but they still walked away with a 65-61 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East St. Louis' Jeremiah Tilmon, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for McCluer North to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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