Hersey hasn't had much luck against Rolling Meadows recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hersey Huskies will face off against the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hersey is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Elk Grove 72-34 on Friday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Grenadiers are ranked 556th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Rolling Meadows' strategy against Wheeling on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Rolling Meadows blew Wheeling out of the water with a 63-35 final score. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on four straight.
Hersey pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Rolling Meadows, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Hersey couldn't quite finish off Rolling Meadows in their previous meeting back in January and fell 48-45. Can Hersey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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