The Elmwood Park Tigers will face off against the Fenton Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elmwood Park is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Elmwood Park came up short against Glenbard East and fell 49-42. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Rams are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 28-23 win over West Chicago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bison.
Fenton's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Elmwood Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Elmwood Park took a serious blow against Fenton when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 86-36. Can Elmwood Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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