The Vernon Hills Cougars and the Northside Mustangs will round out the year against one another at at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Vernon Hills got the win against Maine East by a conclusive 56-36. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Blue Demons are ranked 543rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northside strolled past Bogan with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 60-46. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Vernon Hills' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Northside, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
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