Olympia lost to Bishop McNamara back in December of 2019 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Spartans had to suffer through a 76-49 loss at the hands of the Fightin' Irish. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 517th, while the Fightin' Irish are ranked 92nd).
This is the second loss in a row for Olympia and nudges their season record down to 2-8. As for Bishop McNamara, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olympia will welcome Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 3:30 p.m. on January 3, 2026. As for Bishop McNamara, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Peotone at 6:45 p.m. on January 6, 2026.
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