Amundsen kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They lost 60-37 to the Jones Eagles. The Vikings were down 52-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayla Robinson, who had 14 points in addition to three steals. The dominant performance also gave Robinson a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Another player making a difference was Charlii Lopez, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Amundsen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Amundsen didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-44 loss against Wheaton Academy on the 21st. As for Jones, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Morgan Park at 5:00 p.m. on December 4th.
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