The McHenry Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Cary-Grove Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: McHenry has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Cary-Grove will arrive with five straight victories.
On Monday, McHenry took a blow against Huntley, falling 72-6. 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 584th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Cary-Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Crystal Lake South on Friday, but they still walked away with a 44-39 win.
Cary-Grove's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points over those games. As for McHenry, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-25.
McHenry took a serious blow against Cary-Grove in their previous meeting back in January, falling 66-36. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point McHenry was down 36-12.
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