The Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces and the Lake Forest Academy Caxys will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Forest Academy is hoping to do what Holy Trinity couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Ida Crown Jewish Academy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Ida Crown Jewish Academy put the hurt on Holy Trinity with a sharp 46-20 victory.
Ida Crown Jewish Academy had a senior duo take command as Daria Lennon posted 15 points and Talia Linzer earned 13 points. Lennon is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lake Forest Academy's strategy against Regina Dominican last Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lake Forest Academy blew Regina Dominican out of the water with a 47-20 final score. Given the Caxys' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Panthers are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Forest Academy's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Ida Crown Jewish Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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