Basketball Recap: Romeoville Takes a Loss

Romeoville played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 77-45 loss at the hands of the Oswego East Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Wolves are ranked 156th).

When it comes to explaining why Romeoville lost, don't look at Kazaria Smith. Despite the final result, she posted 33 points. Smith's evening made it 19 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Romeoville has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Oswego East, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Romeoville has already played their next matchup, a 58-29 defeat against Plainfield North on the 17th. Oswego East has also already played their next game (against Joliet Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.