Crystal Lake Central is 1-9 against Jacobs since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Crystal Lake Central Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Jacobs Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Crystal Lake Central is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Crystal Lake Central took a serious blow against Crystal Lake South, falling 74-28. Crystal Lake Central has struggled against Crystal Lake South recently, as their matchup on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jake Terlecki, who scored nine points.
Crystal Lake Central struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-4) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Meanwhile, Jacobs suffered a rough 77-54 loss at the hands of Crystal Lake South on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Jacobs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while Crystal Lake South is ranked 53rd).
Jacobs might have lost, but man, Treval Howard was a machine: he almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Jurzak, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Crystal Lake Central has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-23 record this season. As for Jacobs, their loss dropped their record down to 13-17.
Thursday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Crystal Lake Central have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 38.3% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Jacobs struggles in that department as they've made 44.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Crystal Lake Central might still be hurting after the 64-44 loss they got from Jacobs when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Howard, who scored 26 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that Crystal Lake Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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