Proviso West hasn't had much luck against Hinsdale Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Proviso West Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Hinsdale Central Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Proviso West turned things around against York on Saturday. They walked away with a 72-62 win over the Dukes.
Meanwhile, Hinsdale Central had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it 16 on Monday. They escaped with a win against the Dons by the margin of a single free throw, 61-60. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Dons are ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hinsdale Central's victory bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Proviso West, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Proviso West might still be hurting after the 63-40 loss they got from Hinsdale Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Proviso West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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