MacArthur waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Jacksonville Crimsons 64-46. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Crimsons are ranked 277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Amaree Burries and Latrell Hemphill certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Burries went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points and three steals, while Hemphill went 5 for 7 on his way to 13 points. That was a full 37% of Jacksonville's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Generals
| 01/31/25 @ Jacksonville | 64-46 |
| 01/24/25 @ Dunlap | 63-59 |
| 01/14/25 @ Decatur Eisenhower | 57-52 |
| 01/07/25 @ Bloomington | 71-32 |
| 12/17/24 @ Springfield Southeast | 82-42 |
| 12/13/24 @ Sacred Heart-Griffin | 70-60 |
MacArthur's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Jacksonville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-15.
MacArthur wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 74-56 defeat against Moline on the 1st. Jacksonville has also already played their next game (against Decatur Eisenhower), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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