If Marmion was riding high fresh off their 59-32 takedown of St. Francis de Sales last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Marmion Cadets took a 54-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Caravan are ranked ninth).
Chicago Mt. Carmel had a senior duo take command as Grant Best dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds and Cameron Thomas went 7 for 15 on his way to 17 points and seven boards. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keith Jenkins, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Marmion's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marmion won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Montini Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, they will square off against Loyola Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Chicago Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.3 points per game this season.
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