The Lake View Wildcats will square off against the Westinghouse Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Lake View is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Butler last Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lake View was beaten by Butler 79-20. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Lynx are ranked 116th).
Lake View's defeat came about despite a quality game from Xochilt Rosales, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Westinghouse, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They put the hurt on Senn with a sharp 59-34 victory on Wednesday.
Westinghouse pushed their record up to 14-13 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points over those games. As for Lake View, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Lake View was dealt a bruising 55-20 defeat at the hands of Westinghouse in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Lake View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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