The Guilford Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Boylan Catholic Titans at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.8 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Guilford was fully in charge, breezing past Belvidere North 57-27. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 431st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/08/25 vs Belvidere North | 18 |
| 12/26/24 vs Proviso West | 17 |
| 12/23/24 vs Chicago Marshall | 18 |
It was another big night for Branden Chatman, who posted 18 points. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Webster, who had ten points.
Meanwhile, Boylan Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-50 heartbreaker at the hands of Freeport. The game was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Titans couldn't quite close it out.
Boylan Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Guilford, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Guilford took their victory against Boylan Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 78-54. Will Guilford repeat their success, or does Boylan Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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