Basketball Game Preview: North Shore Country Day Raiders vs. Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces

North Shore Country Day and Ida Crown Jewish Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The North Shore Country Day Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 45-17, which was the final score in North Shore Country Day's tilt against Chicago Hope Academy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 508th, while Chicago Hope Academy are ranked 215th).

Meanwhile, Ida Crown Jewish Academy came up short against Westmont on Tuesday and fell 52-45.

Loss or not, Ida Crown Jewish Academy got some senior leadership from Nina Ripstein and Talia Linzer. Ripstein posted 21 points, while Linzer put up 14 points. The dominant performance gave Ripstein a new career-high in points.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 11-6. As for North Shore Country Day, they now have a losing record at 8-9.

North Shore Country Day suffered a grim 57-37 defeat to Ida Crown Jewish Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will North Shore Country Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.