The Glenbard West Hilltoppers will face off against the Evanston Wildkits at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Glenbard West is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Glenbard West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Geneva with points to spare, taking the game 50-33.
Meanwhile, Evanston came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Ramblers 48-32. Given the Wildkits' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Ramblers are ranked 35th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evanston's win bumped their record up to 29-5. As for Glenbard West, they pushed their record up to 27-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Glenbard West couldn't quite finish off Evanston in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 and fell 66-64. Can Glenbard West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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