Basketball Recap: Blue Island Eisenhower Comes Up Short

Blue Island Eisenhower was the 62-48 winner over Chicago Christian when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 72-71 to the Chicago Christian Knights. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Blue Island Eisenhower's defeat dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Chicago Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-12 record this season.

Blue Island Eisenhower and Chicago Christian are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Blue Island Eisenhower will head out on the road to square off against Marist at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Marist will roll in looking for their 18th straight victory, something Blue Island Eisenhower surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chicago Christian, they will host Carver at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Chicago Christian is facing Carver at the right time seeing as Carver is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.