De La Salle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to the St. Francis Spartans on the road by a 61-43 margin. The Meteors were down 53-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Francis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Arianna Naples, who went 8 for 13 on her way to 20 points. Naples continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mia Quaranta, who posted 12 points along with five assists and three steals.
De La Salle's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for St. Francis, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. De La Salle has already played their next match (against Evergreen Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. Francis will venture away from home to square off against Glenbard South at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Glenbard South will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something St. Francis surely won't give up without a fight.
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