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| 02/09/24 - Away | 64-51 W |
| 01/20/23 - Home | 59-58 W |
| 02/08/22 - Home | 70-41 W |
| 01/20/20 - Home | 73-44 W |
| 02/12/19 - Away | 62-28 W |
| + 4 more games |
Providence Catholic is a perfect 9-0 against St. Francis de Sales since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Providence Catholic Celtics will be playing at home against the St. Francis de Sales Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Providence Catholic is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since December 21, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Marmion by a score of 60-58. The Celtics have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-45, which was the final score in St. Francis de Sales' tilt against IC Catholic Prep on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Knights are ranked 119th).
St. Francis de Sales has also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points over those games. As for Providence Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-20.
Providence Catholic beat St. Francis de Sales 64-51 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Providence Catholic repeat their success, or does St. Francis de Sales have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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