Lycee Francais de Chicago was the 72-63 winner over MCC when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Flamy took a 55-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crescents on Sunday. The contest marked the Flamy's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, Lycee Francais de Chicago saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jordie Machara went 5-for-12 to rack up 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 38.6% of the Flamy's points, marking the fourth time in a row Machara has posted more than a third of the team's points. Freddy Cibron-Palmai was another key player, putting up nine points.
Leading MCC to victory were Ibrahim Shaikh and Luqmaan Khalique. Shaikh earned 12 points, while Khalique shot 83% from the field on his way to 10 points and seven boards. Shaikh continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Luqmaan Quadri, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
Lycee Francais de Chicago now has a losing record of 4-5. As for MCC, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Lycee Francais de Chicago didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-34 victory against British International School of Chicago on the 15th. MCC has also already played their next contest (against College Prep of America), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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