The Niles North Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Yorkville Christian Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Niles North knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 games -- so hopefully Yorkville Christian likes a good challenge.
On Sunday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Niles North beat Lemont 74-68.
Meanwhile, Yorkville Christian waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Little Giants 80-64. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Little Giants are ranked 458th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yorkville Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.0 points per game. As for Niles North, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Niles North's way against Yorkville Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Niles North made off with an 86-65 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Yorkville Christian's Jayden Riley, who went 10 for 21 en route to 31 points and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Niles North still be able to contain Riley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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