The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones and the Springfield Senators will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sacred Heart-Griffin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lanphier to the tune of 65-25 on Friday. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Lions are ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Springfield entered their tilt with Springfield Southeast on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 51-39 victory over the Spartans.
Springfield is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they pushed their record up to 12-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Sacred Heart-Griffin strolled past Springfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 65-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart-Griffin since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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