The Ridgewood Rebels and the MCC Crescents will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Ridgewood is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since November 22, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of North Chicago by a score of 68-66. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rebels came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Warhawks are ranked 543rd).
Meanwhile, MCC was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 71-41 loss at the hands of Grayslake North. The Crescents were down 56-30 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Ridgewood will need focus on slowing down Luqmaan Khalique, one of several MCC players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaar Ibrahim, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
Ridgewood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for MCC, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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