Sycamore won the trophy game in 2021 in a game played in its gym due to COVID-19 restrictions. The girls’ game tips off at 6 p.m. with the boys’ game to follow. Both Sycamore teams, on the other hand, haven’t played since Jan. 23, when each team beat Rochelle in a home doubleheader. “You could say ‘They lost a little bit of their momentum, maybe they’re going to come out a bit sloppy, blah blah blah blah blah,’” Wickness said. “We’ve just been locked in defensively on what we’re trying to do, specifically applying pressure to teams,” DeKalb coach Bradley Bjelk said.