Joliet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 21st straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Columbus Cougars, falling 65-13. While losing is never fun, the J Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Cougars are ranked 44th).
Joliet's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Columbus, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Joliet wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 57-21 defeat against Shields Valley on the 15th. Columbus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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