The Crete-Monee Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Kankakee Kays at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Crete-Monee was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 46-45 to Rich Township. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while the Raptors are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Kankakee on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Rich Township out of the water with a 50-22 final score. The Kays have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.
Kankakee pushed their record up to 16-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Crete-Monee, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Crete-Monee was dealt a bruising 51-18 defeat at the hands of Kankakee in their previous matchup last Monday. Can Crete-Monee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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