Basketball Recap: Josephinum Cougars vs. Rochelle Zell Jewish Tigers
It was a proper cat-fight when Josephinum faced off against Rochelle Zell Jewish on Wednesday. The Josephinum Cougars were beaten by the Rochelle Zell Jewish Tigers 72-15. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Tigers are ranked 191st).
Josephinum's loss came despite strong showings from Maylani Cortes and Brooklyn Spraggins. Cortes scored six points, while Spraggins posted five points.
Josephinum dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rochelle Zell Jewish, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Josephinum will be playing in front of their home fans against Cristo Rey Jesuit at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Josephinum is facing Cristo Rey Jesuit at the right time seeing as Cristo Rey Jesuit is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Rochelle Zell Jewish has already played their next matchup, a 75-15 victory against Ellison on the 5th.
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