Jacksonville lost against Normal University back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Jacksonville Crimsons fell 66-54 to the Normal University Pioneers. 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 313th, while the Pioneers are ranked 141st).
| 01/17/25 @ Normal University | 8 |
| 12/28/23 vs Galesburg | 5 |
| 02/13/24 @ Jersey | 5 |
| 12/16/23 vs Springfield | 5 |
| 11/25/23 vs O'Fallon | 4 |
Jacksonville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amaree Burries, who posted ten points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Burries a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Latrell Hemphill, who had 11 points.
Jacksonville dropped their record down to 5-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Normal University, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
Jacksonville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-46 defeat against Rochester on the 18th. Normal University has also already played their next contest (against Peoria Notre Dame), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
