Hanover Central is 7-2 against River Forest since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hanover Central Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the River Forest Ingots at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hanover Central had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Fighting Eagles as they made off with a 64-43 victory. Given Hanover Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while Lake Station Edison is ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Forest has not done well against Calumet New Tech recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. River Forest walked away with a 59-52 victory over Calumet New Tech.
Hanover Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for River Forest, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
Hanover Central strolled past River Forest in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 by a score of 54-39. Does Hanover Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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