The Hersey Huskies will challenge the Prospect Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hersey is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Barrington, posting a 56-29 victory. The win was nothing new for the Huskies as they're now sitting on six straight.
Meanwhile, Prospect took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 68-38 victory over Palatine. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Pirates are ranked 186th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hersey better keep an eye on Allison Linke. She was instrumental in Prospect's win, putting up 20 points along with eight boards and five assists. Linke has been hot recently, having also posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Zoe Black, who posted 14 points and four steals.
Prospect is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points over those games. Hersey's record now sits at 21-11.
Hersey came up short against Prospect in their previous matchup back in January, falling 47-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Linke, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Hersey knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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