Having just played yesterday, the Glenbard East Rams will head out on the road to face off against the College Prep of America Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Glenbard East's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
Glenbard East took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They took down West Chicago 61-42. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Wildcats are ranked 476th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, College Prep of America unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 70-52 bruising from Westmont.
Glenbard East will have to contain Hamzah Shouman as he made an impact in College Prep of America's last game. He dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten boards. Shouman's evening made it 21 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Abu Bakr Hasan, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points.
College Prep of America's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-12. As for Glenbard East, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
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