Having just played yesterday, the Oswego Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Naperville North Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Oswego has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Naperville North will come in with three straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Oswego challenged Plainfield South on Friday. Oswego fell 64-56 to Plainfield South.
Meanwhile, Naperville North slipped by St. Charles North 55-54 on Friday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the North Stars are ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Naperville North has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Oswego, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Oswego came out on top in a nail-biter against Naperville North in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, sneaking past 53-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oswego since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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