Basketball Recap: Marian Catholic Piles Up the Points Against St. Francis

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

01/11/25 @ St. Francis	29
01/04/25 @ Miami Christian	17
01/08/25 @ Saint Viator	1
01/03/25 vs Mater Lakes Academy	1
12/28/24 vs Homewood-Flossmoor	-1

Marian Catholic won the last time they faced St. Francis and things went their way on Saturday too. The Marian Catholic Spartans breezed by the St. Francis Spartans to the tune of 52-23. Marian Catholic has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 29 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why St. Francis lost, don't look at Arianna Naples. Despite the final result, she posted nine points. Naples is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Riley Austin was another key player, putting up six points along with seven rebounds and six steals.

Marian Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for St. Francis, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.

Marian Catholic will take on Benet Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Benet Academy sitting on 17 straight wins and Marian Catholic on four. As for St. Francis, they will square off against St. Laurence at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.