Basketball Recap: Lycee Francais De Chicago Snaps Eight-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Lycee Francais de Chicago entered their matchup against Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lycee Francais de Chicago fell 65-54 to the Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens. Lycee Francais de Chicago was probably out for revenge after losing 58-38 to them when the teams met back in February of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Lycee Francais de Chicago's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jordie Machara, who went 10 for 22 en route to 26 points and three steals, and Bonheur Balita, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Machara's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sidy Doumbouya, who posted eight points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

Even though they lost, Lycee Francais de Chicago smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Cedrick Carter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 23 boards. The dominant performance gave Carter a new career-high in rebounds. Rejivieon Hudson was another key player, going 8 of 16 on his way to 24 points and three steals.

Lycee Francais de Chicago's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3. As for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4.

Lycee Francais de Chicago will face off against North Shore Country Day at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lycee Francais de Chicago is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season. As for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, they will be playing at home against Muchin College Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus is facing Muchin College Prep at the right time seeing as Muchin College Prep is stuck on a four-game losing streak.