The Johnsburg Skyhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Plano Reapers at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Johnsburg is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Johnsburg will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 39) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Grant Community 39-37. Given the Skyhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 508th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Plano's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 45-36 to Marengo.
Johnsburg will have to keep a close watch on Nylah Mathews and Sanai Young, a pair of players who had a big impact on Plano's prior game. Mathews dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards, while Young posted 13 points and eight boards. That's the most rebounds Young has posted since back in December of 2023.
Even though they lost, Plano smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 25 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Johnsburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Plano, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-3.
Johnsburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Plano in their previous matchup back in January, winning 48-37. Does Johnsburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plano turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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