On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Argo Argonauts beat the Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens 54-48. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Argonauts' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Ravens are ranked 187th).
Several Ravens players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rejivieon Hudson, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Hudson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamil Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Argo's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, they moved to 4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Argo and Universal will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Argo is facing Universal at the right time seeing as Universal is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus will take on British International School of Chicago in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.8 points per game this season.
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