The Payton College Prep Grizzlies will take on the Englewood Stem Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, Payton College Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-48 to Crane Medical. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Englewood Stem was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 66-26 loss at the hands of Dyett. 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 648th, while the Eagles are ranked 82nd).
Englewood Stem's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Payton College Prep, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10.
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