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| 02/06/24 - Away | 28-52 L |
| 02/02/23 - Home | 45-35 W |
| 12/09/21 - Home | 66-42 W |
| 02/27/21 - Away | 48-34 W |
| 12/12/19 - Away | 54-34 W |
| + 4 more games |
Oak Forest has gone 7-2 against Shepard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Oak Forest Bengals will look to defend their home court against the Shepard Astros at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Oak Forest took a blow against Ottawa, falling 64-25. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Pirates are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Shepard suffered their closest defeat since January 22, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Proviso East by a score of 29-26. The game marked the Astros' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Shepard's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Oak Forest, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.
Oak Forest might still be hurting after the 52-28 defeat they got from Shepard in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Oak Forest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
