The Immaculate Conception Academy Cristeros's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight loss. They lost to North Idaho Christian at home by a decisive 68-52 margin. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Immaculate Conception Academy in their matchups with North Idaho Christian: they've now lost eight in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Immaculate Conception Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dominic Wilhelm. Despite the final result, he scored 29 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 55.8% of Immaculate Conception Academy's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Michael Wilhelm was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Immaculate Conception Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Immaculate Conception Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season. As for North Idaho Christian, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Immaculate Conception Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Clark Fork at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Immaculate Conception Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Monday. North Idaho Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
