St. Francis de Sales hasn't had much luck against Providence Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Francis de Sales Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Providence Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
St. Francis de Sales came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were dealt a 72-45 loss at the hands of IC Catholic Prep. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Knights are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Providence Catholic suffered their closest defeat since December 21, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Marmion by a score of 60-58. The Celtics have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Francis de Sales' loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Providence Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-20.
St. Francis de Sales came up short against Providence Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 64-51. Can St. Francis de Sales avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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