Having just played yesterday, the Rolling Meadows Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the St. Patrick Shamrocks at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Rolling Meadows beats St. Patrick with 52 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Mustangs secured a 52-46 W over Lake Zurich on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Bears are ranked 257th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game with ease, bagging a 79-42 win over Westinghouse. The Shamrocks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. Patrick's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Rolling Meadows, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Rolling Meadows strolled past St. Patrick when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 58-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team 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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