The Simeon Wolverines's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Mother McAuley, falling 59-29. Simeon has not had much luck with Mother McAuley recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Simeon's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mariyah Robinson, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Janiya Pillow, who scored ten points.
Simeon dropped their record down to 10-13 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Mother McAuley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
Simeon will square off against Chicago Vocational at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chicago Vocational's defense has only allowed 26.3 points per game this season, so Simeon's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mother McAuley, they will square off against Richards at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Richards has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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