The Oak Lawn Spartans will face off against the Proviso East Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Lawn has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Thursday, Oak Lawn didn't have too much trouble with Bradley-Bourbonnais as they won 61-44. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Boilermakers are ranked 412th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Proviso East played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Hinsdale Central 63-33. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-13.
Oak Lawn will have to keep a close watch on Camiya Marshall and Nariyah Head, a pair of players who had a big impact on Proviso East's prior game. Marshall went 6-for-15 to rack up 15 points and three steals, while Head posted seven points and three steals. Marshall is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 16 games she's played.
Oak Lawn is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points over those games. As for Proviso East, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-10.
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