On Saturday, the Von Steuben Panthers ended up a good deal behind the Marian Catholic Spartans and lost 56-39. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Spartans are ranked 87th).
Von Steuben's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Marian Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Von Steuben and Kankakee will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kankakee will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Von Steuben surely won't give up without a fight. As for Marian Catholic, they will face off against Central at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Marian Catholic likes a good challenge.
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