Recap: St. Francis Spartans vs. Sycamore Spartans        
        
		
            
 The St. Francis Spartans's five-game losing streak  came to an end  on Thursday. They managed a  57-52 victory over Sycamore. This was payback for St. Francis, who suffered a  55-48  defeat the last time these two teams met.
 St. Francis got their  win on the backs of several key players, but it was  Lynsey Cleveland out in front who  scored 17 points along with eight  rebounds and two  steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points  Cleveland has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of  T?a Rubino, who  scored 18 points.
 St. Francis now  has a winning record of 9-8. As for Sycamore, their loss  ended  a  seven-game streak of wins at home  dating back to last season and  dropped them to 11-7.
 St. Francis' road trip will continue as they head out to face Fenwick at 1:30  p.m.  on January 6th. Fenwick will have to bring their A-game into this one,  as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 287th, while St. Francis is ranked 73rd). As for Sycamore, they will be playing at home against Hampshire at 6:00  p.m.  on Saturday. Hampshire is coming into the  game hot, having won their last three games.