Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They took a blow against the MacArthur Generals, falling 67-23. While losing is never fun, the Crimsons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 573rd, while the Generals are ranked 136th).
Jocelyn Smock
| 02/01/25 vs MacArthur | 9 |
| 12/28/24 vs Charleston | 8 |
| 11/28/23 @ Springfield Southeast | 6 |
| 11/19/24 @ Quincy | 5 |
| 11/14/23 vs Quincy | 5 |
Despite the loss, Jacksonville still got an impressive performance from Jocelyn Smock, who posted nine points. The dominant performance gave Smock a new career-high in points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead MacArthur to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lexi Meyer, who had 13 points. Another player making a difference was Inareia Flagg, who put up 11 points.
Jacksonville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-25. As for MacArthur, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Jacksonville has already played their next game, a 42-38 loss against Lanphier on the 3rd. As for MacArthur, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-37 victory against Champaign Central on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
