Preview: Saint Viator Lions vs. Wauconda Bulldogs
Saint Viator is 3-0 against Wauconda since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Saint Viator Lions will be staying on the road to face off against the Wauconda Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Saint Viator walked away with it. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 43-29. Saint Viator pushed the score to 39-17 by the end of the third, a deficit Wheaton Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Saint Viator relied on the efforts of Mia Bergstrom, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds, and Kalin McCrea, who scored 13 points along with five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Bergstrom has scored at least a third of Saint Viator's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyli Ziebka, who scored five points.
Meanwhile, Wauconda can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They blew past Ridgewood 59-22 on the road. The win was just what Wauconda needed coming off of a 58-23 defeat in their prior match.
Saint Viator's win bumped their record up to 8-24. As for Wauconda, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Saint Viator beat Wauconda 57-50 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Does Saint Viator have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wauconda turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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