Basketball Recap: Saint Ignatius College Prep Comes Up Short

If Saint Ignatius College Prep was feeling good fresh off their 94-29 takedown of Bulls College Prep last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack were beaten by the Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan 80-49 on Friday. The Wolfpack were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-26.

Chicago Mt. Carmel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cameron Thomas led the charge by dropping a double-double on 32 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Grant Best, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Saint Ignatius College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-2.

Saint Ignatius College Prep and Lemont will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, they and Plainfield East will face off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Chicago Mt. Carmel is facing Plainfield East at the right time seeing as Plainfield East is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.