Mt. Carmel lost against Mt. Vernon back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Mt. Carmel Golden Aces had to suffer through a 67-25 loss at the hands of the Mt. Vernon Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Golden Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 567th in Illinois, while the Wildcats are ranked 99th in Indiana).
Mt. Vernon was led to victory by Nash Hostetter and Meyer Robb. Hostetter went 6 for 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to five boards and five steals, while Robb went 8 of 16 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. The contest was Robb's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Campbell, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Mt. Carmel and nudges their season record down to 2-8. As for Mt. Vernon, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mt. Carmel will host Flora at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mt. Vernon, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Heritage Hills at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season.
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