McHenry is on a three-game streak of home losses, Hampshire a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The two teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. without much rest, having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
McHenry is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cary-Grove on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McHenry was dealt a 48-18 defeat at the hands of Cary-Grove. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Trojans are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, Hampshire was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 48-47 to Central.
Hampshire's loss dropped their record down to 13-16. As for McHenry, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-26.
McHenry might still be hurting after the 57-32 loss they got from Hampshire in their previous matchup back in January. Will McHenry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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