St. Joseph-Ogden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 57-35 to the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Saints are ranked 93rd).
It was another big night for Emme Hurie, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points along with seven assists and seven boards for Bloomington Central Catholic. That's the most assists Hurie has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Karissa Cook, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 10 points and six rebounds.
St. Joseph-Ogden's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
St. Joseph-Ogden has already played their next game (against Auburn), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bloomington Central Catholic will face off against Maroa-Forsyth at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Bloomington Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
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