Romeoville and Marist squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Romeoville had to settle for second. They were dealt a 77-27 loss at the hands of the Marist RedHawks. 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 437th, while the RedHawks are ranked 36th).
Romeoville's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kazaria Smith, who posted ten points. That was a full 37% of Romeoville's points, marking the 29th time in a row Smith has put up more than a third of the team's points.
Romeoville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-22 record this season. As for Marist, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-8.
Romeoville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marist, they will challenge Thornton Fractional South at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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