North Side is 0-10 against Arlington Heights since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The North Side Steers will be playing at home against the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets at 8:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Side is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Trimble Tech: they outscored them in every quarter. North Side strolled past Trimble Tech with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 53-37.
Meanwhile, Arlington Heights had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Chaparrals with a sharp 91-68 win. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Chaparrals are ranked 1147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arlington Heights pushed their record up to 15-12 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for North Side, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-14.
North Side was taken down by Arlington Heights 101-22 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can North Side avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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