Basketball Recap: Immaculate Conception Academy comes up short despite Dominic Wilhelm's strong performance
By Team Reports
Feb 4, 2024, 5:34am
Basketball Recap: Immaculate Conception Academy Cristeros vs. Varsity Opponent
The Immaculate Conception Academy Cristeros's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Varsity Opponent. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Immaculate Conception Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dominic Wilhelm. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 48.3% of Immaculate Conception Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Demeyer, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Immaculate Conception Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. As for Varsity Opponent, their win ended a 24-game drought on the road and puts them at 356-1281-2.
Immaculate Conception Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Royals at 6:00 p.m. Varsity Opponent is on the road again on Friday and plays the Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on February 2nd.