On Thursday, the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers earned a 63-56 win over the DePaul College Prep Rams. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Rams are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, DePaul College Prep still got an impressive performance from Grace Lee, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. What's more, Lee also posted a 71% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2024. Lucia Trautman was another key player, putting up 13 points and five boards.
Aurora Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points over those games. As for DePaul College Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-12.
Aurora Central Catholic has already played their next contest, a 72-67 victory against Montini Catholic on the 8th. As for DePaul College Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-38 defeat against Mother McAuley on the 8th.
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