The Elmwood Park Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Payton College Prep Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Elmwood Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Noble Street College Prep 63-35. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Payton College Prep). They blew past Muchin College Prep 84-21 on Wednesday. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th in Illinois, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 698th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elmwood Park's victory bumped their record up to 13-19. As for Payton College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
Elmwood Park came up short against Payton College Prep when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 46-33. Can Elmwood Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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