Basketball Recap: Mooseheart Takes a Loss

After flying high against Families of Faith Christian Academy back in December of 2024, Mooseheart came back down to earth. The Mooseheart Red Ramblers had to suffer through a 76-49 loss at the hands of the Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces. While losing is never fun, the Red Ramblers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while the Aces are ranked 191st).

Several Red Ramblers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nishi Amos, who posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Oluwatosin Isola, who earned 13 points.

Mooseheart's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Ida Crown Jewish Academy, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.

Mooseheart won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Christian Liberty at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mooseheart is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season. As for Ida Crown Jewish Academy, they will face off against Cristo Rey Jesuit at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday.