Father McGivney Catholic lost against Metro-East Lutheran back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins took a 59-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Metro-East Lutheran Knights. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Knights are ranked 218th).
Chase Jansen
| 02/04/25 @ Metro-East Lutheran | 18 |
| 01/28/25 @ Valmeyer | 18 |
| 01/25/25 @ Litchfield | 22 |
Father McGivney Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Chase Jansen, who posted 18 points and five boards, and David Carroll, who put up 11 points. The contest was Jansen's third in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Kolesa, who earned eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Metro-East Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Junior Brown, who went 8 of 15 to rack up 20 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Brown is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Thijson Heard, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 21 points.
Father McGivney Catholic now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Metro-East Lutheran, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
Father McGivney Catholic has already played their next game, a 46-44 defeat against Marquette Catholic on the 7th. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 65-42 win against Maryville Christian on the 7th.
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