The Curie Condors will head out on the road to take on the Perspectives Leadership/Technology Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Curie's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
Curie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 79-29 victory over Englewood Stem. Given the Condors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Panthers are ranked 643rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Perspectives Leadership/Technology didn't have too much trouble with Perspectives-IIT/Joslin on Saturday as they won 63-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Perspectives Leadership/Technology's win came from a few key players Curie will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Phoenix Childs, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. The match was his eighth in a row with at least ten points. Derrick Dowdell Jr was another key player, going 5 of 6 en route to 15 points and seven boards.
Perspectives Leadership/Technology has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Curie, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.
Curie skirted past Perspectives Leadership/Technology 63-61 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Curie 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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