Basketball Recap: Rochelle Zell Jewish Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Tigers

Previous 6 Games

12/10/24 vs Walther Christian Academy	61-53
12/08/24 @ Cristo Rey Jesuit	56-38
12/07/24 vs Fasman Yeshiva	57-52
12/04/24 @ Northtown	68-57
12/02/24 vs Elmwood Park	56-53
11/26/24 vs Cristo Rey St. Martin	59-39

Rochelle Zell Jewish had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They walked away with a 61-53 victory over the Walther Christian Academy Broncos. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Broncos are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rochelle Zell Jewish pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Walther Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Rochelle Zell Jewish won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Ellison at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rochelle Zell Jewish knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Ellison likes a good challenge. As for Walther Christian Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Arthur-Okaw Christian at 1:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025.