The New Standard Academy Spartans will square off against the Lindblom Eagles at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, New Standard Academy was beaten by Hamady 79-45.
Meanwhile, Lindblom came up short against Simeon on Thursday and fell 61-48. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Wolverines are ranked 29th).
New Standard Academy will have to contain William Occomy as he made an impact in Lindblom's last game. He went 9 of 18 on his way to 25 points and five rebounds. Those 25 points gave Occomy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Omari Kamal, who posted eight points.
New Standard Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for Lindblom, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
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