The Palatine Pirates will be taking part in a tournament against the Glenbrook South Titans at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Palatine picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 61-60 photo finish over St. Francis. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Spartans are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Glenbrook South beat St. Patrick 58-54 on Saturday.
Glenbrook South is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Palatine, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Palatine strolled past Glenbrook South in their previous matchup back in November by a score of 52-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palatine since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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