Basketball Recap: Frontier STEM Comes Up Short

Frontier STEM was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 58-31 loss at the hands of the Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri Crusaders. While losing is never fun, Frontier STEM can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 585th, while Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri is ranked 134th).

Phil Basola was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards for Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri. Basola has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Jimmy Schleeter was another key player, putting up eight points along with eight boards and five steals.

Frontier STEM's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.

Frontier STEM will take on Guadalupe Centers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against St. Vincent de Paul Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.