The Thornton Fractional North Meteors and the West Aurora Blackhawks will compete for holiday cheer at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Thornton Fractional North is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Curie just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to the Condors 56-50. While losing is never fun, the Meteors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Condors are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, it was a classic East v. West duel when West Aurora faced off against Aurora East on Friday. It was close, but West Aurora ultimately received the gift of a 58-56 victory from a begrudging Blackhawks squad. The win made it back-to-back victories for they.
West Aurora is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Thornton Fractional North, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
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