Lawrenceville and Robinson are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Lawrenceville Indians will square off against the Robinson Maroons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lawrenceville will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Lawrenceville strolled past Newton with points to spare, taking the game 63-49. 63 seems to be a good number for Lawrenceville as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Lawrenceville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryant Jenkins led the charge by dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jenkins has scored at least a third of Lawrenceville's points. Landon Sanders was another key contributor, scoring 21 points.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Robinson, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-46 loss to Lawrenceville on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Robinson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 535th, while Lawrenceville is ranked 66th).
Lawrenceville's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Robinson, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season.
Lawrenceville strolled past Robinson when the teams last played on Wednesday by a score of 63-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrenceville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
