The Elmwood Park Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Fenton Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elmwood Park is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
On Monday, Elmwood Park was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 45-44 to Hoffman Estates. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Hawks are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fenton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They pulled ahead with a 51-50 photo finish over Lake View on Saturday.
Fenton's win came from a few key players Elmwood Park will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Armany Sutton, who posted 17 points and six assists. His afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jack Tinajero, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points.
Fenton's win bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Elmwood Park, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
Elmwood Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Fenton in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 41-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elmwood Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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