Even though Ogden International scored an imposing 68 points on Wednesday, the Austin College and Career Academy Tigers still came out on top. Austin College and Career Academy skirted past Ogden International 71-68. The win made it back-to-back wins for Austin College and Career Academy.
Despite the loss, Ogden International still got an impressive performance from Alonte' Reynolds, who scored 25 points. Reynolds scored a full 36.8% of Ogden International's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Juthaniel Lebron, who scored 11 points.
The win got Austin College and Career Academy back to even at 6-6. As for Ogden International, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Austin College and Career Academy will take on Collins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Collins is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Ogden International, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Jones at 4:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Illinois (Jones is ranked 411th, while Ogden International is ranked 390th).