The Rolling Meadows Mustangs and the Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Rolling Meadows is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
If Rolling Meadows beats Chicago Mt. Carmel with 68 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Rolling Meadows really took it to Buffalo Grove for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-40 win. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Chicago Mt. Carmel faced DePaul College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Chicago Mt. Carmel fell just short of DePaul College Prep by a score of 66-63. The Caravan's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Loss or not, Chicago Mt. Carmel got some senior leadership from Grant Best and Cameron Thomas. Best dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Thomas went 9 of 14 en route to 22 points. Best's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keith Jenkins, who posted eight points.
Rolling Meadows pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.4 points. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-3.
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