Basketball Recap: Timothy Christian Takes a Loss

Timothy Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish 77-48. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Fightin' Irish are ranked 182nd).

Braden Barr

Points (Career)

02/04/25 @ Bishop McNamara	10
01/18/25 vs Latin	8
12/28/24 vs Wheaton North	5
01/24/25 vs Marian Central Catholic	3

When it comes to explaining why Timothy Christian lost, don't look at Braden Barr. Despite the final result, he posted ten points. The dominant performance gave Barr a new career-high in points. Charles Rieger was another key player, putting up two points.

Timothy Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Bishop McNamara, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-4.

Timothy Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 59-42 loss against Wheaton Academy on the 7th. As for Bishop McNamara, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-74 defeat against Unity Christian Academy on the 7th.