The Clark Eagles will square off against the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Zion-Benton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Clark, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Clark was able to grind out a solid win over North Lawndale, taking the game 63-52. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Phoenix are ranked 269th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Zion-Benton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 59-44 fall against Libertyville.
Clark pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points over those games. As for Zion-Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
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