Waukegan is 1-9 against Lake Forest since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Waukegan Bulldogs will host the Lake Forest Scouts at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Waukegan is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Woodlands Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Waukegan blew Woodlands Academy out of the water with a 56-15 final score. With the Bulldogs ahead 32-9 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Hadassah Brown was her usual excellent self, going 9-for-13 to rack up 20 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Waukegan's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alliaya Cade, who went 5-for-11 en route to 10 points along with five boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest was able to grind out a solid win over Regina Dominican on Monday, taking the game 38-27.
The victory made it two in a row for Waukegan and bumps their season record up to 16-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points over those games. As for Lake Forest, their win bumped their record up to 11-16.
Waukegan barely slipped by Lake Forest in their previous matchup back in January, winning 53-52. Will Waukegan repeat their success, or does Lake Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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