On Saturday, the Morgan Park Mustangs were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-48 to the Marist RedHawks. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the RedHawks are ranked 11th).
This is the second loss in a row for Morgan Park and nudges their season record down to 13-12. As for Marist, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Morgan Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marist, they will challenge Christian Fenger Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marist is on a 23-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Christian Fenger Academy a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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