The Northside Mustangs will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Crane Medical Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Northside's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Last Tuesday, Northside beat Carver 75-65.
Meanwhile, Crane Medical didn't have quite enough to beat Agricultural Science on Tuesday and fell 53-50. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Cyclones are ranked 248th).
Northside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Crane Medical, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Northside strolled past Crane Medical in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 by a score of 59-40. Will Northside repeat their success, or does Crane Medical have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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