Jones lost against Lane Tech back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Jones Eagles fell 58-48 to the Lane Tech Champions. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Champions are ranked 108th).
Lane Tech found their leader in sophomore Lucy Mehlis, who posted 13 points along with eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Bush, who went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points.
Jones' defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Lane Tech, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-11.
Jones will challenge Dyett at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lane Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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