Basketball Recap: Calvary Takes a Loss

Calvary lost against Auburn last Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Calvary Saints took a 58-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Auburn Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Trojans are ranked 42nd).

Despite the loss, Calvary still got an impressive performance from Luke Blackford, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Blackford's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Reese Huffman, who posted nine points and four steals.

Calvary's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Auburn, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-1.

Calvary is taking a road trip to square off against Pawnee at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.7 points per game this season. As for Auburn, they will challenge Riverton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Riverton will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Auburn surely won't give up without a fight.