The Rich Township Raptors will face off against the Waukegan Bulldogs on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Rich Township had to suffer through a 96-67 loss at the hands of Duncanville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (66), the Raptors still had to take the loss.
| 12/07/24 vs Duncanville | 14 |
| 12/05/24 vs Thornton | 11 |
| 11/30/24 vs Summit Academy | 10 |
Despite the loss, Rich Township got top-tier performance from Al Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. Brooks is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least ten every time he's taken the court this season. Jamson Coulter was another key player, putting up five points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Waukegan hadn't done well against Lake Zurich recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Waukegan walked away with a 59-47 victory over Lake Zurich. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Bears are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rich Township now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Waukegan, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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