It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Excel Academy of Englewood can now relate to. They took a blow against the Unity Christian Academy Phoenix on Monday, falling 91-33. While losing is never fun, the Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 720th, while the Phoenix are ranked 319th).
Unity Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason (Josh) O'Neal, who shot 53% from the field to rack up 23 points and five steals. O'Neal's big performance that morning made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan O'Neil Jr, who went 8-for-9 en route to 15 points and eight assists.
Excel Academy of Englewood has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. Unity Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
Excel Academy of Englewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Unity Christian Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 85-36 win against Ellison on the 26th.
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