The El Paso-Gridley Titans are taking a road trip to face off against the Normal West Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in El Paso-Gridley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
On Friday, El Paso-Gridley beat Fieldcrest 67-56.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Normal West challenged Peoria on Friday. Normal West fell 47-38 to Peoria. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Lions are ranked 30th).
El Paso-Gridley will need focus on slowing down Michael Zaleski, one of several Normal West players who made an impact when they last played. He posted nine points. Riley Larkin was another key player, putting up six points and six boards.
El Paso-Gridley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Normal West, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
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