The varsity basketball team just cannot seem to catch a break right now.
The Owls fell to 17-9 overall, 3-6 in the region following two tough losses last week, including one home contest.
MUS began with last Friday's game at ECS, which was played despite the snow and cold weather that canceled school earlier in the day.
Both teams looked as if the rare snow day affected them as the play was ragged and sloppy throughout.
ECS led 10-6 at the end of the first quarter and 17-10 at the half as neither team could get any offensive flow.
Having combined for 55 total turnovers in their first game, both teams continued playing poorly on this night as turnovers and bad shooting plagued both.
Yet the Eagles did just enough to maintain their lead throughout and win, 40-25.
MUS had eight players score, but none tallied more than Elliott Cole's 6 points. ECS held the Owls' senior leader in check with their box-and-one defense, limiting Cole to only 5 shots. For the game, MUS shot only 27.6% and turned the ball over 20 times in the loss.
The Owls looked to turn their losing streak around this past Tuesday as they returned home to face Briarcrest.
Offensively, MUS was better in the contest as they matched the Saints throughout much of the first half. A last-second three from BCS was the difference as the Saints held the 33-30 halftime advantage. The Owls were bolstered by better shooting as they connected on 3-5 three-point field goals in the first stanza.
A Cole three-point play early in the third quarter gave MUS its first second-half lead and was the first of five lead changes in the third quarter as both teams looked for opportunities.
The Owls took a three-point advantage into the fourth quarter, but they could not extend it as BCS retook the lead with 4:14 left in the game.
The teams exchanged the lead four more times before an Elgin Lee putback inside of two minutes gave BCS the lead for good. MUS did not help itself as they suffered four turnovers in the final two minutes, hindering their cause.
However, MUS, facing a three-point deficit, still had a chance to tie in the final moments, but officials ruled that Taylor Reed's foot was on the three-point line as he drilled a long jumper, ending the Owls' hopes, 56-55.
MUS had three players tally double-figure point-totals, including Louis Amagliani, Kevin Gray, and Cole, who all had 10 points. The Owls did shoot much better at 51.3% from the field, including 5-10 from the three-point line. But their effort came up just short.
The Owls will face St. Benedict this Friday night at home in the last regular-season game of the year. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.