The Crystal Lake Central Tigers will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Crystal Lake South Gators at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Crystal Lake Central has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Crystal Lake South will arrive with 11 straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Crystal Lake Central came up short against Cary-Grove and fell 46-35. Crystal Lake Central has struggled against Cary-Grove recently, as their match on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Crystal Lake Central got a solid performance out of Jake Terlecki, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Mast, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake South beat Huntley 60-51 on Tuesday. Given Crystal Lake South's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Huntley is ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crystal Lake Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-22 record this season. As for Crystal Lake South, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with that win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Crystal Lake Central took a serious blow against Crystal Lake South when the teams last played back in January, falling 85-41. Will Crystal Lake Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
