Basketball Recap: John Carroll Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Our Lady of Mount Carmel

On Friday, John Carroll faced Our Lady of Mount Carmel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The John Carroll Patriots came up short against the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars, falling 53-30. The Patriots were red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than 55 points in the eight games prior) but the Cougars' defense proved too tough.

John Carroll has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-3.

John Carroll has already played their next contest (against McDonogh), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Our Lady of Mount Carmel will square off against Mount St. Joseph at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.