Basketball Recap: Ida Crown Jewish Academy Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Aces

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 vs Intrinsic	65
02/03/25 vs Beacon Academy	41
01/08/25 @ Cristo Rey Jesuit	41
12/11/24 vs Northtown	32
01/06/25 vs Mooseheart	27

Ida Crown Jewish Academy waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past Lycee Francais de Chicago 61-39. The Aces have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.

Lycee Francais de Chicago lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Sidy Doumbouya, who posted five points along with five boards and three steals. Bonheur Balita was another key player, putting up ten points and seven rebounds.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Lycee Francais de Chicago, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.

Coming up, Ida Crown Jewish Academy will challenge Latin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lycee Francais de Chicago, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-47 victory against British International School of Chicago on the 10th.