Trinity won the last time they faced St. Francis and things went their way on Monday too. The Trinity Blazers came out on top against the St. Francis Spartans by a score of 55-47. Given the Blazers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Spartans are ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why St. Francis lost, don't look at Riley Austin. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 16 on her way to 22 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Mia Quaranta, who posted ten points.
Trinity has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for St. Francis, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-19.
Trinity has already played their next game, a 57-49 victory against DePaul College Prep on the 4th. As for St. Francis, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-44 defeat against Resurrection on the 4th.
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