The St. Laurence Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the IC Catholic Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, St. Laurence ended up a good deal behind Benet Academy and lost 63-44. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Redwings are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, IC Catholic Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. The match between them and DePaul College Prep didn't end well, with IC Catholic Prep falling 59-45.
St. Laurence's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for IC Catholic Prep, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-3.
St. Laurence strolled past IC Catholic Prep when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 67-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Laurence 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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