The Proviso East Pirates and the Whitney Young Dolphins will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Proviso East knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Whitney Young likes a good challenge.
Proviso East will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 34-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They skirted past Perspectives Charter/Leadership 58-56.
| 12/27/24 vs Perspectives Charter/Leadership | 17 |
| 12/26/24 vs Lincoln Park | 24 |
| 12/23/24 vs Southland College Prep | 16 |
| 12/21/24 vs Proviso West | 22 |
| 12/20/24 vs Berwyn/Cicero Morton | 16 |
Proviso East's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaiah Pickens, who posted 17 points and seven rebounds. The contest was Pickens' ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Johnson, who put up 15 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Whitney Young wrapped up 2024 with a 63-47 victory over Guilford.
Whitney Young is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Proviso East, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Things could have been worse for Proviso East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 72-57 loss to Whitney Young when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Proviso East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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