Basketball Recap: Jersey Takes a Loss

Jersey lost against Triad back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Jersey Panthers were beaten by the Triad Knights 61-22. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Knights are ranked 93rd).

When it comes to explaining why Jersey lost, don't look at Jaxon Brunaugh. Despite the final result, he posted nine points.

Jersey dropped their record down to 5-13 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Triad, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.

Jersey won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Southwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Triad, they will head out to face off against Waterloo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.