Jacksonville lost against MacArthur back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Jacksonville Crimsons lost to the MacArthur Generals at home by a 64-46 margin. While losing is never fun, the Crimsons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Generals are ranked 76th).
Jacksonville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Amaree Burries, who went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points and three steals, and Latrell Hemphill, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 13 points. That was a full 37% of Jacksonville's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
This is the second loss in a row for Jacksonville and nudges their season record down to 8-15. As for MacArthur, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Jacksonville will host Decatur Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for MacArthur, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 74-56 loss against Moline on the 1st.
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