Basketball Recap: Joliet Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Joliet can now relate to. They fell to the Columbus Cougars 45-39. The J Hawks lost against the Cougars in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 62-34 score last time.

Joliet's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Columbus, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.

As of now, neither Joliet nor Columbus have any future games scheduled.