The Crystal Lake Central Tigers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. Their rough 63-40 loss to Huntley might stick with them for a while. Crystal Lake Central has not had much luck with the Red Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Crystal Lake Central lost, one person who can't be blamed is Drew Welder. Despite the final result, he scored eight points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Terlecki, who scored eight points.
Crystal Lake Central struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-3) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Crystal Lake Central has not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-20 record this season. As for Huntley, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-9.
Crystal Lake Central will head out on the road to challenge the Whip-Purs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hampshire is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. As for Huntley, they will be playing at home against the Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
