The Clark Eagles will face off against the Lincoln Park Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clark will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-42 win over Westinghouse. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Warriors are ranked 430th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln Park). They breezed by MacArthur to the tune of 101-47 on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Lincoln Park has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Clark, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Clark came up short against Lincoln Park in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 75-64. Can Clark avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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