Basketball Recap: Ida Crown Jewish Academy Continues Home Dominance on Saturday

Ida Crown Jewish Academy is still undefeated this season after their contest against Rochelle Zell Jewish on Saturday, but Rochelle Zell Jewish came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rochelle Zell Jewish Tigers, sneaking past 39-37. This was payback for the Aces, who suffered a 38-31 loss the last time these two teams met.

Aces

Previous 6 Games (Home)

12/14/24 vs Rochelle Zell Jewish	39-37
12/11/24 vs Northtown	51-19
12/02/24 vs Intrinsic	86-21
11/26/24 vs Schaumburg Christian	60-44
02/19/24 vs Valeo Academy	77-24
02/17/24 vs Fasman Yeshiva	71-52

Ida Crown Jewish Academy pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Rochelle Zell Jewish, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ida Crown Jewish Academy will be home for the holidays to greet North Shore Country Day at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Rochelle Zell Jewish, they will host Westminster Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Rochelle Zell Jewish is facing Westminster Christian at the right time seeing as Westminster Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.