Two dominant guards in Mateo Perera and Malakhi Robinson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Harlem Huskies will face off against the Jefferson J-Hawks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Harlem has given up an average of 57.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Harlem will bounce into Friday's game after beating Guilford, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Huskies enjoyed a cozy 76-59 victory over the Vikings on Wednesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Huskies' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Vikings are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 74-63 to Clark.
Harlem will need to focus on slowing down Jaden Williams, one of several Jefferson players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Villa-Almonaci, who had ten points.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 8-19. As for Harlem, they moved to 13-16 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Harlem suffered a grim 73-47 defeat to Jefferson in their previous meeting back in January. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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