Morgan Park hasn't had much luck against Whitney Young recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Morgan Park Mustangs will welcome the Whitney Young Dolphins at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Morgan Park is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They were dealt a 63-28 defeat at the hands of Lane Tech. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Champions are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Whitney Young's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 69-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kenwood. While the Dolphins didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Broncos 23-19 in the first quarter.
Morgan Park will have to contain Destiny Jackson as she made an impact in Whitney Young's last game. She dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Jackson's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Gaby Domercant was another key player, going 5 of 12 on her way to 19 points.
Even though they lost, Whitney Young smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matches.
Whitney Young's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 17-8. As for Morgan Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Morgan Park was taken down by Whitney Young 68-36 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Morgan Park was down 35-14.
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