The Evergreen Park Mustangs will be playing at home against the Shepard Astros at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Evergreen Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine contests -- so hopefully Shepard likes a good challenge.
Even though Evergreen Park has not done well against Lemont recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Evergreen Park took down Lemont 64-49.
Shepard was handed a 25-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against College Prep of America on Thursday. Shepard had just enough and edged College Prep of America out 62-60. The victory was just what Shepard needed coming off of a 85-60 defeat in their prior match.
Evergreen Park pushed their record up to 19-9 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Shepard, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-20.
Evergreen Park came up short against Shepard when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 78-66. Will Evergreen Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
