The Saint Viator Lions (Arlington Heights, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers (Joliet, IL), 75-50 in Friday's league test.

The Lions (13-16) will now prepare for their test against Taft (Chicago, IL). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 18-9 record. In their last test, Taft walloped Catalyst-Maria (Chicago, IL), 52-42, in a non-league test.

The Hilltoppers now own a 12-15 record. They play next when they travel to Benet Academy for a East Suburban Catholic test on Tuesday, February 14. Joliet Catholic will encounter a Redwings squad coming off a 60-53 league win over Marist (Chicago, IL). The Redwings record now stands at 27-1.