The Wells Raiders will head out to square off against the King Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wells is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Harlan with a sharp 53-33 victory. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
| 02/04/25 vs Harlan | 17 |
| 02/01/25 vs Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus | 15 |
| 01/28/25 vs Jones | 20 |
Wells' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jacoby Cail, who posted 17 points. Cail's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Tyus, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, King came tearing into last Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 41-33. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Panthers are ranked 559th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
King pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Wells, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
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