The St. Francis Spartans will face off against the Brother Rice Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If St. Francis beats Brother Rice with 53 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. St. Francis put the hurt on Providence Catholic with a sharp 53-33 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Brother Rice slipped by Crete-Monee 45-44 on Sunday. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Warriors are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Francis is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Brother Rice, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
St. Francis came up short against Brother Rice when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 59-52. Can St. Francis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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