The St. Laurence Vikings will challenge the Glenbard North Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. St. Laurence will be strutting in after a win while Glenbard North will be coming in after a loss.
Glenbard North will be up against a hot St. Laurence squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. St. Laurence put the hurt on Providence-St. Mel with a sharp 54-30 victory on Friday. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Glenbard North took on Wheaton-Warrenville South on Thursday. Glenbard North was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Wheaton-Warrenville South. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Tigers are ranked 95th).
Glenbard North has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for St. Laurence, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
St. Laurence strolled past Glenbard North in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a score of 50-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Laurence 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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