Central lost against Crystal Lake Central back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Central Rockets fell 45-33 to the Crystal Lake Central Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Tigers are ranked 197th).
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Despite the defeat, Central saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Julia Scheuer went 5 for 10 en route to 10 points and six rebounds. Scheuer has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Central's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Crystal Lake Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-45 defeat against Kaneland on the 27th. As for Crystal Lake Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 44-33 win against Deerfield on the 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
