Basketball Recap: Ida Crown Jewish Academy Falls Despite Big Games from Talia Linzer and Daria Lennon

Aces

Previous 5 Games

12/19/24 vs Lake Forest Academy	33-57
12/17/24 @ Holy Trinity	46-20
12/14/24 vs Rochelle Zell Jewish	63-44
12/12/24 @ Walther Christian Academy	61-49
12/10/24 vs Ellison	0-0

It was a good run, but Ida Crown Jewish Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Lake Forest Academy Caxys an easy 57-33 victory. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Caxys are ranked 131st).

Ida Crown Jewish Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Daria Lennon and Talia Linzer. Lennon posted 15 points, while Linzer put up 13 points.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Lake Forest Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Christ the King at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Lake Forest Academy, they will venture away from home to take on Simeon at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.