The Little Village Phoenix will square off against the Juarez Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Little Village is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.3 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Little Village strolled past Bogan with points to spare, taking the game 63-48. Given the Phoenix's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Bengals are ranked 570th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/18/25 vs Bogan | 8 |
| 12/03/24 vs Foreman | 6 |
| 12/19/24 @ Douglass | 5 |
| 12/05/24 vs Kennedy | 5 |
| 01/10/25 @ Crane Medical | 4 |
Little Village found their leader in sophomore Dion Boyd Jr, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance also gave Boyd Jr a new career-high in assists (eight). Tyshawn Miller was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Little Village smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Juarez suffered their biggest loss since December 16, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Collins, falling 60-39.
Little Village's victory bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Juarez, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Little Village strolled past Juarez in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 49-33. Will Little Village repeat their success, or does Juarez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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