Josephinum is 1-8 against Ida Crown Jewish Academy since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Josephinum will head out on the road to face off against the Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Josephinum couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. Their tough 47-24 defeat to Bulls College Prep last Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Josephinum has not had much luck with Bulls College Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kayla Jones put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, Ida Crown Jewish Academy suffered a rough 64-40 defeat at the hands of HRK on Tuesday. Ida Crown Jewish Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-19.
Despite the loss, Ida Crown Jewish Academy got a solid performance out of Ilana Schwartz, who scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daria Lennon, who scored 7 points.
Josephinum's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Ida Crown Jewish Academy, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-1.
Josephinum took a serious blow against Ida Crown Jewish Academy in their previous matchup back in February, falling 64-13. Can Josephinum avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
