De La Salle won the last time they faced Providence-St. Mel and things went their way on Tuesday too. The De La Salle Meteors strolled past the Providence-St. Mel Knights with points to spare, taking the game 76-62. Given the Meteors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Knights are ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
De La Salle is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Providence-St. Mel, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. De La Salle will host St. Francis de Sales at 6:30 p.m. on January 28th. De La Salle is facing St. Francis de Sales at the right time seeing as St. Francis de Sales is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Providence-St. Mel has already played their next contest (against Aurora Central Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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