The York Dukes will take on the Batavia Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
York is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Geneva 53-29. Given the Dukes' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Vikings are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Batavia against Glenbard North on Tuesday as the squad secured a 55-27 win.
Batavia's win came from a few key players York will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaidyn King, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 13 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ali Thomas, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 15 boards.
Batavia was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
York's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-16. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.7 points over those games. As for Batavia, their record now sits at 22-9.
York came up short against Batavia when the teams last played back in February of 2016, falling 56-50. Thankfully for York, Hannah Frazier (who went 6-for-15 on her way to 24 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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