Northside lost against Saint Viator back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Northside Mustangs were beaten by the Saint Viator Lions 70-36. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Lions are ranked 123rd).
Bella Gounaris was nothing short of spectacular for Saint Viator: she posted 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Those four steals gave Gounaris a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Garcia, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Northside and nudges their season record down to 10-7. As for Saint Viator, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
Northside will face off against Ogden International at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Saint Viator, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-30 victory against Lake Forest on the 21st.
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