Basketball Recap: Saint Ignatius College Prep Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Loyola Academy

On Saturday, Saint Ignatius College Prep faced Loyola Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack took a 73-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Loyola Academy Ramblers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (58), the Wolfpack still had to take the loss.

Saint Ignatius College Prep's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 24-4. As for Loyola Academy, the victory was the 23rd in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-2.

Coming up, Saint Ignatius College Prep will square off against St. Francis at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Saint Ignatius College Prep's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home while St. Francis has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. Loyola Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.