It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Crystal Lake Central can now relate to. They were beaten by the Sterling Golden Warriors 62-32 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Golden Warriors are ranked 29th).
Crystal Lake Central's loss dropped their record down to 22-10. As for Sterling, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-5.
Crystal Lake Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sterling, they will face off against Dixon at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sterling knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Dixon likes a good challenge.
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