The Morgan Park Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Lemont Lemont HS at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morgan Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 45-32 victory over Agricultural Science.
Meanwhile, Lemont waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They really took it to the Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-40 win. Given the Lemont HS' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th in Illinois, while the Wildcats are ranked 253rd in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lemont's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. As for Morgan Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season.
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