The Josephinum Cougars will challenge the Intrinsic Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Josephinum has struggled recently with 15 losses in a row, while Intrinsic will arrive with nine straight wins.
Josephinum played against Westmont and lost via forfeit.
Intrinsic will bounce into Monday's match after beating Foreman, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Intrinsic enjoyed a cozy 37-19 victory over Foreman on Wednesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Hornets are ranked 611th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Intrinsic pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.8 points per game. As for Josephinum, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Josephinum beat Intrinsic 33-21 in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Will Josephinum repeat their success, or does Intrinsic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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