The Larkin Royals will head out on the road to face off against the Aurora East Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Larkin lost to Streamwood at home by a 69-52 margin. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Aurora East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were dealt a 72-23 defeat at the hands of Oswego. While losing is never fun, the Tomcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 606th, while the Panthers are ranked 231st).
Aurora East's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Larkin, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Everything went Larkin's way against Aurora East in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Larkin made off with a 57-33 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Larkin since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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