Aurora East hasn't had much luck against Bartlett recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Aurora East Tomcats will be home for the holidays to greet the Bartlett Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Aurora East came up short against Naperville North on Saturday, falling 67-45. The Tomcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bartlett lost to Hersey on the road by a 59-44 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 507th, while the Huskies are ranked 22nd).
Bartlett dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Aurora East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Aurora East might still be hurting after the 77-57 loss they got from Bartlett in their previous meeting back in January. Can Aurora East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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