Having just played yesterday, the Proviso East Pirates will jump right back in to play the Joliet Central Steelmen at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Proviso East saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell just short of Simeon by a score of 41-39.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central lost 69-49 to Bloom on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Steelmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Blazing Trojan are ranked 138th).
Proviso East's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Joliet Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
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