Hinckley-Big Rock and Illinois Math & Science Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Hinckley-Big Rock Royals will welcome the Illinois Math & Science Academy Titans at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Hinckley-Big Rock knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Illinois Math & Science Academy likes a good challenge.
Hinckley-Big Rock is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Newark just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Norsemen by a score of 67-64. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Royals have suffered since December 26, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Illinois Math & Science Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Leland 83-49.
Illinois Math & Science Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 16-7.
Hinckley-Big Rock strolled past Illinois Math & Science Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 68-52. Does Hinckley-Big Rock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Illinois Math & Science Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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