Basketball Recap: Lake View Comes Up Short

On Thursday, the Lake View Wildcats were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to the Perspectives-IIT/Joslin Wolves. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lake View's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Loza, who went 10-for-20 on his way to 27 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Betancourt, who went 6-for-10 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds.

Lake View's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Perspectives-IIT/Joslin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-13.

Lake View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 63-38 defeat against Deerfield on the 21st. As for Perspectives-IIT/Joslin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-48 loss against Whitney Young on the 21st.