The Mather Rangers and the Kennedy Crusaders will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Mather lost 77-54 to Northridge on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 586th, while the Knights are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, Kennedy ended up a good deal behind Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus on Thursday and lost 66-50.
Mather's loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Kennedy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-18.
Mather was dealt a bruising 87-58 loss at the hands of Kennedy when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Mather, Brett Gomez (who went 15-for-16 en route to 31 points and seven assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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