The Central Rockets will venture away from home to challenge the Cary-Grove Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Cary-Grove will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Central was beaten by Huntley 74-17. 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 448th, while the Red Raiders are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, everything went Cary-Grove's way against Crystal Lake South on Friday as Cary-Grove made off with a 55-31 win. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
Cary-Grove pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Central came up short against Cary-Grove in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 42-32. Can Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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