On Tuesday, the Proviso West Panthers were beaten by the Marist RedHawks 88-61. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the RedHawks are ranked tenth).
This is the second loss in a row for Proviso West and nudges their season record down to 5-9. As for Marist, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Proviso West Panthers duke it out with the Lyons Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Proviso West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Lyons likes a good challenge. As for Marist, they will be playing at home against Niles Notre Dame at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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