The Brother Rice Crusaders will square off against the St. Patrick Shamrocks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Brother Rice sitting on seven straight wins and St. Patrick on 12.
Brother Rice is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They strolled past Peoria with points to spare, taking the game 60-41.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick posted their closest victory since December 5, 2023 on Monday. They slipped by Chicago Mt. Carmel 49-48. The win was all the more spectacular given the Shamrocks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Caravan are ranked eighth).
St. Patrick's victory bumped their record up to 28-7. As for Brother Rice, their win bumped their record up to 30-6.
Brother Rice took their victory against St. Patrick in their previous meeting back in December of 2019 by a conclusive 64-43. Will Brother Rice repeat their success, or does St. Patrick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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