Romeoville Christian Girls Lose First and Boys Play in Tournament

Varsity Girls

The Lady Kingsmen of Romeoville Christian suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday falling to the Patriots of Calumet Christian 33-40. The Kingsmen gave up several turnovers and shot poorly from the field contributing to the loss. Freshman Jessie Perez led all scorers with 17 points. Junior Captain Casey Perez contributed 5 steals. The Kingsmen will attempt to bounce back Tuesday against conference opponent Southside Christian of Oak Lawn.

Varsity Boys

The Kingsmen played in the Dayspring Classic, Lake Zurich, this past weekend. The tournament hosted 16 teams representing 7 different states. The Kingsmen finished the tournament 1-2. The opening round game the Kingsmen matched up against Licking County Christian from Ohio, in which the Kingsmen lost 38-62. In the 2nd round the Kingsmen played Crosspointe Christian from Indiana and won 44-26. In the final game for the Kingsmen they would play Cornerstone Christian from Sycamore, IL. The Kingsmen had the lead after the first quarter, but with hot shooting from Cornerstone they fought back. The game would end with a 49-42 win for Cornerstone. The tournament was a good opportunity for the Kingsmen to see some competition they would not normally see. The Kingsmen host conference opponent Southside Baptist Tuesday in the first of a busy week for RCA.