The Marian Catholic Spartans will head out on the road to take on the St. Patrick Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Marian Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
On Monday, Marian Catholic beat Greenwood 58-48.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. Patrick's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rich Township. While losing is never fun, the Shamrocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Raptors are ranked 17th).
Marian Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for St. Patrick, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Marian Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Patrick in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-46 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marian Catholic since the squad 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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