The Kankakee Kays will face off against the Metamora Redbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Kankakee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Sterling, posting an 85-50 win. The Kays have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Metamora entered their tilt with Dunlap two weeks ago with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 59-58 W against the Eagles. Given the Redbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Eagles are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Metamora pushed their record up to 25-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Kankakee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Kankakee ended up a good deal behind Metamora in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, losing 48-31. Can Kankakee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
