On ThursdayHarvest Christian Academy kept up with St. Francis until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. The St. Francis Spartans put the hurt on the Harvest Christian Academy Lions with a sharp 62-37 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Lions are ranked 542nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Harvest Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Elijah Bell posted 13 points along with eight boards and five assists. Bell is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played.
St. Francis has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Harvest Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 12-18.
St. Francis didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-29 defeat against St. Laurence on the 14th. As for Harvest Christian Academy, they have also already played their next game, a 63-58 loss against Wheeling on the 15th.
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