Basketball Recap: Latin Beats Chicago University for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Romans

Previous 4 Games

02/11/25 vs Chicago University	56-52
02/07/25 @ North Shore Country Day	56-48
02/05/25 vs Beacon Academy	63-43
02/04/25 vs Victoria Soto	91-20

Latin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 56-52 W against the Chicago University Maroons. 56 seems to be a good number for the Romans as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Latin pushed their record up to 7-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Chicago University, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Latin won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Ida Crown Jewish Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Ida Crown Jewish Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Chicago University, they will square off against Lake View at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.