Crystal Lake South is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Jacobs is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Crystal Lake South Gators will welcome the Jacobs Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Crystal Lake South strolled past Hampshire with points to spare, taking the game 63-48. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Whip-Purs are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jacobs didn't have too much trouble with Crystal Lake Central on Wednesday as they won 62-44.
Jacobs' win came from a few key players Crystal Lake South will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Samson Averehi, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 13 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Roper, who went 5 of 10 en route to 13 points.
Crystal Lake South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Jacobs, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Everything went Crystal Lake South's way against Jacobs when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Crystal Lake South made off with a 77-54 victory. Does Crystal Lake South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jacobs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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