Basketball Recap: Adam Ogden Key Part of a Team Effort in Eagles Win

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Civic Memorial's strategy against Jacksonville on Tuesday. The Civic Memorial Eagles walked away with a 65-54 win over the Jacksonville Crimsons. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 60-52 loss the last time these two teams met.

Adam Ogden

Points

01/16/24 vs Litchfield	34
12/17/24 @ Jacksonville	24
01/19/24 vs Marquette Catholic	23
11/25/23 vs Freeburg	21
11/27/24 vs Centralia	21

Civic Memorial's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Adam Ogden, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 24 points and five steals. That's the most points Ogden has posted since back in January. August Frankford was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.

Civic Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.

Jacksonville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan McCombs, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of LaMarion Williams, who posted nine points.

Civic Memorial's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Jacksonville, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Civic Memorial wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 43-37 defeat against Waterloo on the 20th. As for Jacksonville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-62 loss against Springfield on the 21st.