If Proviso East was feeling good fresh off their 62-40 takedown of Lyons last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Proviso East Pirates took an 88-79 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Addison Trail Blazers on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Pirates came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Blazers are ranked 352nd).
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaiah Pickens, who posted 32 points. The dominant performance gave Pickens a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jerry Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds.
Pirates
| 01/31/25 @ Addison Trail | 79-88 |
| 01/25/25 vs Lyons | 62-40 |
| 01/24/25 @ Leyden | 60-53 |
| 01/21/25 @ Nazareth Academy | 50-38 |
| 01/19/25 vs Christian Fenger Academy | 86-79 |
The defeat snapped Proviso East's winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 15-8 record. As for Addison Trail, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Proviso East will face off against Willowbrook at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Proviso East has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Addison Trail, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-72 loss against Plainfield East on the 1st.
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