Basketball Recap: Kapaun Mt. Carmel Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Kapaun Mt. Carmel won the last time they faced South and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders came out on top against the South Titans by a score of 56-43. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Titans are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Kapaun Mt. Carmel has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. As for South, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10-1.

Kapaun Mt. Carmel has already played their next matchup (against East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. South will be playing in front of their home fans against Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Heights' defense has only allowed 29.5 points per game this season, so South's offense will have their work cut out for them.