Providence Catholic and St. Francis squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Providence Catholic had to settle for second. They fell 39-35 to the Spartans. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (31), the Celtics still had to take the loss.
Providence Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dominic Vita, who rushed for 57 yards and two TDs, and Xavier Coleman, who picked up 106 receiving yards and one score.
Brock Phillip had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 145 yards and five touchdowns, while also throwing for 180 yards and one TD for St. Francis. Those five rushing touchdowns gave Phillip a new career-high. St. Francis' leading receiver Dario Milivojevic was Phillip's top target yet again, picking up 99 receiving yards and one score.

Celtics
| 12/02/25 vs St. Francis | 35-39 |
| 11/22/25 vs Oak Forest | 31-21 |
| 11/15/25 vs Washington | 39-6 |
| 11/08/25 vs Kankakee | 35-25 |
| 11/01/25 vs Springfield | 63-19 |
The defeat snapped Providence Catholic's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-4 record. As for St. Francis, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
As of now, neither Providence Catholic nor the Spartans have any future games scheduled.
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