Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Cary-Grove

Trojans

Previous 4 Games

01/08/25 @ Crystal Lake Central	58-33
01/04/25 vs Wilmot	64-29
12/27/24 @ Geneva	59-46
12/26/24 @ Jacobs	59-54

Cary-Grove had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 58-33 margin over the Crystal Lake Central Tigers. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Tigers are ranked 561st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cary-Grove pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Crystal Lake Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.

Cary-Grove will be playing at home against Crystal Lake South at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cary-Grove's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups. As for Crystal Lake Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Hampshire at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.