The Kankakee Kays will challenge Morris at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kankakee is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 21 games.
Kankakee can't be too worried about heading out to take on Morris: they just beat Joliet West at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Kays walked away with a 65-52 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday. Given the Kays' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Tigers are ranked 84th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Morris had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Golden Warriors by a score of 52-41.
Morris' win bumped their record up to 11-20. As for Kankakee, their victory bumped their record up to 26-1.
Everything went Kankakee's way against Morris in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Kankakee made off with a 57-31 win. Will the Kays repeat their success, or do Morris have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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