Leo came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were outmatched by the Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan and fell 83-41. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Caravan are ranked 15th).
Chicago Mt. Carmel got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Mister out in front who went 10 for 15 to rack up 25 points. The matchup was Mister's fourth in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Best, who shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double with 20 points and 12 boards.
Leo's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 24-5.
Coming up, Leo won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Richards at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leo is facing Richards at the right time seeing as Richards is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Brother Rice at 7:00 p.m. Chicago Mt. Carmel knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Brother Rice likes a good challenge.
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