The Lake Park Lancers will head out on the road to square off against the Wheaton North Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Park will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating St. Charles North, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Lake Park walked away with a 46-39 victory over St. Charles North on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lancers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the North Stars are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Wheaton North waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 45-38.
Wheaton North pushed their record up to 16-13 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points over those games. As for Lake Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season.
Lake Park came up short against Wheaton North in their previous meeting back in January, falling 28-22. Can Lake Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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