The Yorkville Foxes will challenge the Romeoville Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Romeoville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Yorkville, who comes in off a win.
Yorkville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Newark 93-55. The win was some much needed relief for the Foxes as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Romeoville suffered their closest defeat since December 20, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Kankakee by a score of 58-56. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Kays are ranked 31st).
Yorkville's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 8-11. As for Romeoville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Yorkville was able to grind out a solid win over Romeoville in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 57-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorkville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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