With a playoff game on the line, the Saint Viator Lions rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 43-29. Saint Viator pushed the score to 39-17 by the end of the third, a deficit Wheaton Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Leading Saint Viator to victory were Mia Bergstrom and Kalin McCrea. Bergstrom scored 19 points along with seven rebounds, while McCrea scored 13 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points McCrea has scored all season. Kyli Ziebka was another key contributor, scoring five points.
The victory made it two in a row for Saint Viator and bumps their season record up to 8-24. As for Wheaton Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-10 record this season.
Saint Viator is on the road again on Friday and plays Wauconda at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Wheaton Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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