After flying high against Hiawatha on Friday, Illinois Math & Science Academy came back down to earth. The Illinois Math & Science Academy Titans fell 61-53 to the Harvest Christian Academy Lions on Saturday. The Titans lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 76-47 score last time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harvest Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Bell, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Bell is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Corrado Jr., who went 7 for 15 en route to 17 points plus four steals.
Illinois Math & Science Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Harvest Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Illinois Math & Science Academy will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Indian Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Indian Creek will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Illinois Math & Science Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Harvest Christian Academy, they will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Crystal Lake South at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Crystal Lake South knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Harvest Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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