The Proviso East Pirates will face off against the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Proviso East will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Proviso East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Zion-Benton for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-17 win. With the Pirates ahead 35-9 at the half, the game was all but over already.
| 01/20/25 vs Zion-Benton | 18 |
| 01/19/25 vs Crete-Monee | 22 |
| 01/18/25 vs Leyden | 15 |
Proviso East relied on the efforts of Ava Kimble, who went 5 for 9 en route to 16 points along with six steals and five rebounds, and Camiya Marshall, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 18 points and seven steals. The matchup was Marshall's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amyiah Dunbar, who posted six points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Proviso East was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.7 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 7.
Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest lost to Westinghouse on the road by a 51-33 margin on Monday.
Proviso East pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for Oak Park-River Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.
Proviso East came up short against Oak Park-River Forest when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 41-32. Will Proviso East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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