The Brooks Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Morgan Park Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Brooks saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They took an 81-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mattoon.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Morgan Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They greeted the New Year with with a 66-52 win over Jefferson. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the J-Hawks are ranked 324th) , the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morgan Park pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. As for Brooks, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Brooks was able to grind out a solid victory over Morgan Park when the teams last played back in February of 2025, winning 55-48. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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