Having just played yesterday, the MacArthur Generals will jump right back in to play the Lincoln Park Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, MacArthur beat Dunlap 63-59. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Eagles are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Park had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They blew past the Wildcats 76-43. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
MacArthur has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Lincoln Park, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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