Crete-Monee is 1-9 against Rich Township since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Crete-Monee Warriors will look to defend their home court against the Rich Township Raptors at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Crete-Monee comes in on three and Rich Township on nine.
Crete-Monee will bounce into Friday's game after beating Thornton, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Crete-Monee secured a 47-41 W over Thornton on Tuesday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Wildcats are ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rich Township hadn't done well against Kankakee recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Rich Township skirted past Kankakee 67-65.
Rich Township's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.1 points per game. As for Crete-Monee, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Crete-Monee came up short against Rich Township in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 62-56. Can Crete-Monee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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