The De La Salle Collegiate Pilots are taking a road trip to take on the St. Francis de Sales Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. De La Salle Collegiate knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully St. Francis de Sales likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, De La Salle Collegiate came up short against Wayne Memorial and fell 70-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Pilots still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, St. Francis de Sales was not able to break out of their rough patch on Sunday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 61-51 to Olentangy Liberty. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Patriots are ranked ninth).
De La Salle Collegiate has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for St. Francis de Sales, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
De La Salle Collegiate beat St. Francis de Sales 65-56 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for De La Salle Collegiate since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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