Northside played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 83-60 to the Crane Medical Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Cougars are ranked 140th).
Leading Crane Medical to victory were Treveon Hoskins and Brad Blackman. Hoskins went 10 of 16 on his way to 27 points and eight rebounds, while Blackman dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hoskins a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Richieon Tolbert, who posted five points in addition to six assists and four steals.
Northside's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Crane Medical, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Northside wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-48 loss against North Shore Country Day on the 13th. As for Crane Medical, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Crane Medical Cougars duke it out with the Englewood Stem Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crane Medical is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.2 points per game this season.
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