Proviso West hasn't had much luck against Proviso East recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Proviso West Panthers will head out to challenge the Proviso East Pirates at 11:30 a.m.
Proviso West is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Glenbard West an easy 49-25 win. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Proviso East didn't have too much trouble with Berwyn/Cicero Morton on Friday as they won 45-27.
Proviso East has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Proviso West, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-5.
Proviso West couldn't quite finish off Proviso East when the teams last played back in January and fell 47-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Proviso East's Zulema Montoya, who went 6 for 15 on her way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Now that Proviso West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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