Having just played yesterday, the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Johnsburg Skyhawks at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Thursday, Marian Central Catholic ended up a good deal behind Sycamore and lost 66-52. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 596th, while the Spartans are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, Johnsburg came up short against Grant Community two weeks ago and fell 72-65. The Skyhawks have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Johnsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Marian Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Marian Central Catholic suffered a grim 91-71 defeat to Johnsburg in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Marian Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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