If Mt. Carmel was riding high fresh off their 45-20 takedown of Cisne last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mt. Carmel Golden Aces lost 53-32 to the Richland County Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Tigers are ranked 217th).
Richland County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rex Hallam out in front who went 9 of 14 on his way to 25 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Thomann, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Mt. Carmel's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Richland County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7.
Mt. Carmel didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-46 victory against Eldorado on the 18th. As for Richland County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-41 win against Fairfield on the 18th.
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