The Crete-Monee Warriors will take on the Proviso East Pirates at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Crete-Monee beat Thornridge 50-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Proviso East). They breezed by Leyden to the tune of 59-32 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Crete-Monee better focus on containing Ava Kimble and Camiya Marshall as the pair were huge in Proviso East's win. Kimble went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points in addition to four steals and three blocks, while Marshall went 6 of 12 on her way to 15 points along with seven boards and three steals. Those 19 points gave Kimble a new career-high. Casandra Moore was another key player, putting up seven points and nine rebounds.
Proviso East was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Proviso East has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Crete-Monee, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Crete-Monee was able to grind out a solid win over Proviso East when the teams last played back in January of 2023, winning 44-35. Will Crete-Monee repeat their success, or does Proviso East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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