The Benet Academy Redwings will head out to face off against the Maine South Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Benet Academy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Maine South: they just beat Marist at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Benet Academy came out on top against Marist by a score of 58-49 on Saturday. Given the Redwings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the RedHawks are ranked 35th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Maine South got the win against Glenbrook North on Friday by a conclusive 50-29. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Benet Academy pushed their record up to 23-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Maine South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-7.
Benet Academy came up short against Maine South in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 46-35. Can Benet Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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