After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lincoln Park, Proviso East was happy to have turned things around on Friday. It was close, but they capped 2024 with a 58-56 win over the Perspectives Leadership/Technology Warriors. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
| 12/27/24 vs Perspectives Leadership/Technology | 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 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Proviso East to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Pickens, who posted 17 points. Pickens has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last nine times he's played. Jerry Johnson was another key player, putting up 15 points and six rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Perspectives Leadership/Technology lost, don't look at Phoenix Childs. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 17 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Liiban Debela, who put up 11 points and five rebounds.
Proviso East now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Perspectives Leadership/Technology, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Proviso East wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 64-53 defeat against Whitney Young on the 28th. As for Perspectives Leadership/Technology, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-52 loss against Brother Rice on the 4th.
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