Lake View is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Amundsen is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lake View Wildcats will host the Amundsen Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake View is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since February 21, 2024 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Prosser, sneaking past 51-48.
Dyami Rolon
| 01/21/25 vs Prosser | 21 |
| 01/09/25 @ Senn | 15 |
| 11/27/23 @ Roosevelt | 12 |
| 12/04/23 vs Golder | 11 |
| 11/26/24 vs Jacobs | 11 |
Lake View can attribute much of their success to Dyami Rolon, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards, and Daniel Loza, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 19 points. The dominant performance gave Rolon a new career-high in points. Isaiah Betancourt was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Amundsen didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mather on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 60-56 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Rangers are ranked 579th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake View now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Amundsen, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Lake View didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Amundsen in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-48 win. Will Lake View repeat their success, or does Amundsen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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