The Naperville Central Redhawks will face off against the Naperville North Huskies at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Naperville Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Naperville Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Romeoville 73-59 on Saturday. Given the Redhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Spartans are ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Naperville North ended up a good deal behind Downers Grove North on Tuesday and lost 52-36. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Naperville Central's win bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Naperville North, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Naperville Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Naperville North in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 45-42. Will Naperville Central repeat their success, or does Naperville North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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