Basketball Recap: De Smet Jesuit Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

On Saturday, the De Smet Jesuit Spartans were able to grind out a solid win over the Glenbrook South Titans, taking the game 53-41. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Missouri, while the Titans are ranked 74th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Spartans

Previous 2 Games

02/01/25 vs Glenbrook South	53-41
01/28/25 @ Rolla	80-60

The victory made it two in a row for De Smet Jesuit and bumps their season record up to 18-2. As for Glenbrook South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-10.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. De Smet Jesuit has already played their next game (against Hazelwood Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Glenbrook South has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Glenbard West.