Joliet Catholic handles Carmel

Posted January 09, 2014 9:58 am

Daily Herald report

Carmel Catholic’s girls basketball team ran into a buzz saw Thursday night.

In a first-place showdown in East Suburban Catholic Conference action, host Joliet Catholic Academy remained undefeated by knocking off the Corsairs 64-47.

Kathleen Felicelli led Carmel (13-3, 2-1) with 15 points. The Corsairs were playing their first game since Dec. 28. The loss snapped their four-game winning streak.

Joliet Catholic improved to 14-0 and 3-0 in the ESCC.

Mundelein 51, Grant 40: On Wednesday night, Natalie Busscher scored a game-high 20 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, to lead the host Mustangs in the North Suburban crossover.

Madison Davis added 8 points for Mundelein (10-5), which stretched its winning streak to five games. The Mustangs trailed 8-7 after one quarter before outscoring the Bulldogs 21-10 in the second.

Kaylie Kanzler and Taylor Drake scored 13 and 10 points, respectively, for Grant (5-10).

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