The St. Francis Spartans entered their tilt with the De La Salle Meteors with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. St. Francis came out on top against De La Salle by a score of 51-41 on Thursday. Given St. Francis' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while De La Salle is ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading St. Francis to victory were Dolly Smith and Riley Austin. Smith scored 12 points along with five steals, while Austin scored 21 points along with two steals. Natalie Doyle was another key contributor, scoring two points along with four steals.
St. Francis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for De La Salle, they bumped their record down to 8-15 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Francis will take on Glenbard South at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for De La Salle, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Evergreen Park at 3:00 p.m. Evergreen Park is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
