Providence Catholic was the 55-47 winner over Leo when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Celtics lost to the Lions on the road by a 55-41 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Lions are ranked 49th).
This is the second loss in a row for Providence Catholic and nudges their season record down to 7-14. As for Leo, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Coming up, Providence Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Evergreen Park at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Celtics will be up against the Mustangs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 60.07 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Leo, they will also get right back to it: they'll challenge Crete-Monee at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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