The Buffalo Grove Bison will take on the Highland Park Giants at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Buffalo Grove turned things around against Wheeling on Thursday. They strolled past the Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 51-36.
Meanwhile, Highland Park entered their tilt with Maine East on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They secured a 55-51 W over the Blue Demons. Given the Giants' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Blue Demons are ranked 464th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland Park is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Buffalo Grove, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14.
Buffalo Grove came up short against Highland Park when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 54-43. Can Buffalo Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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