It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Brooks Eagles can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Spartans on the road and fell 69-31. While losing is never fun, Brooks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while Marian Catholic is ranked 58th).
Despite the loss, Brooks still got an impressive performance from Jacob Johnson, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Curl, who scored six points.
Brooks has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 17 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-26 record this season. As for Marian Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.
Brooks does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marian Catholic, they will be playing at home against Lemont at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Marian Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
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