Golden Aces
| 01/25/25 @ Lawrenceville | 59 |
| 01/18/25 vs Eldorado | 57 |
| 12/10/24 @ Evansville Day | 56 |
| 12/06/24 vs Marshall | 53 |
| 11/30/24 @ Red Hill | 50 |
Mt. Carmel scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 70-59 to the Lawrenceville Indians. While losing is never fun, the Golden Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Indians are ranked 203rd).
Lawrenceville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zander Cessna, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 18 points and five assists. Jayden Goff was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Mt. Carmel and nudges their season record down to 5-15. As for Lawrenceville, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Mt. Carmel has already played their next game, a 47-37 defeat against Newton on the 27th. Lawrenceville has also already played their next matchup (against Casey-Westfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
